Ness Rowlah
Norwegian Wood
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2006/11/home-theater-regulations.html (via digg)
It's a joke, but still the thinking is not too far from what we've seen bandied around.
And did someone read Mike Hucknall's ridiculous request for extending British copyright laws (just in case he lives to 130) -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1954672,00.html
It's a joke, but still the thinking is not too far from what we've seen bandied around.
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.
And did someone read Mike Hucknall's ridiculous request for extending British copyright laws (just in case he lives to 130) -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1954672,00.html
Copyright is not a monopoly restricting the free flow of ideas. Allowing valuable sound recordings to pass into the public domain does not create a public asset: it represents a massive destruction of UK wealth, and a significant loss to the UK taxpayer as exploitation moves offshore or into the grey market.
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