MPAA Moves to License Home Theaters
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) wants to control how DVDs are viewed in private homes.
"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.
And what exactly is a home theater? And what must you do if your home falls into that category?
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.
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Unenforceable.
Posted by: Dave | November 28, 2006 at 11:19 AM
BBspot is satire
Posted by: lagged_variable | November 28, 2006 at 12:06 PM
You know that the article was written in jest, right? The "related news" section of the website referenced an article entitled "MPAA to thwart pirates by making all movies suck." You scared me for a minute, though.
Posted by: Justin | November 28, 2006 at 02:47 PM