MPAA Lobbying for Home Theater Regulations

[daTerminehtor]

MPAA Lobbying for Home Theater Regulations

The MPAA is lobbying congress to push through a new bill that would make unauthorized home theaters illegal. The group feels that all theaters should be sanctioned, whether they be commercial settings or at home.

MPAA head Dan Glickman says this needs to be regulated before things start getting too far out of control, "We didn't act early enough with the online sharing of our copyrighted content. This time we're not making the same mistake. We have a right to know what's showing in a theater."

The bill would require that any hardware manufactured in the future contain technology that tells the MPAA directly of what is being shown and specific details on the audience. The data would be gathered using various motion sensors and biometric technology.

The MPAA defines a home theater as any home with a television larger than 29" with stereo sound and at least two comfortable chairs, couch, or futon. Anyone with a home theater would need to pay a $50 registration fee with the MPAA or face fines up to $500,000 per movie shown.

"Just because you buy a DVD to watch at home doesn't give you the right to invite friends over to watch it too. That's a violation of copyright and denies us the revenue that would be generated from DVD sales to your friends," said Glickman. "Ideally we expect each viewer to have their own copy of the DVD, but we realize that isn't always feasible. The registration fee is a fair compromise.

The bill also stipulates that any existing home theaters be retrofitted with the technology or else the owner is responsible for directly informing the MPAA and receiving approval before each viewing.

http://www.bbspot.com/News/2006/11/home-theater-regulations.html

Just what is the MPAA smoking? :P

Now, if this were only... real.

[Noahtuck]

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=315247

[FulciLives]

This is a joke, right?

I mean this has got to be a fake thing or a rumor etc.

If not the implications of this line of though is rather 1984-ish and therefore damn scary if the MPAA is actually thinking along these lines.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[Noahtuck]

This is a joke, right?

No.....

But i have this cool bridge for a real bargain if you are interested 8)
:P

[redwudz]

More appropriate in Off Topic. Moving you.

[Noahtuck]

More appropriate in Off Topic. Moving you.

There is already one in OT from yesterday

[Dv8ted2]

This is a joke, right?

Yes, it is satire