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Woman arrested for videoing sister at Twilight movie...

by Slikkster Dec 3, 2009 2:57AM PST

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actually, not exactly...; example from Indian cinema...
by shmody Dec 3, 2009 4:02AM PST

actually, not exactly...; example from Indian cinema...

Since she did bootleg an amount that would not be considered "fair play" and also that there are explicit EULA's that, by purchasing her ticket, she agreed to - I think the movie theater is on the right side here.

a few thoughts, though:

1) 2 nights in jail seem a bit harsh. 1 night may have had the message "hit home".

2) There have gotta be better methods than time in the local jail to "get the message home" for an offense like this.

3) In India, the theaters and/or movie producer will pay someone to watch over the reels of film - night and day. This so that no one smuggles a the set of reels away and thus jeapordizes the producer's ability to recoup the cost of the making the movie via its presentation.

Best,
Shalin

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I guess we'd have to see what she shot...
by Slikkster Dec 3, 2009 8:47AM PST

If she's talking over the video and the video isn't center-framed on the movie, I'd have to give her the benefit of the doubt.

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(NT) yeah...
by shmody Dec 4, 2009 3:37AM PST
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Woman arrested for videoing sister at Twilight movie...
by wizkids32 Dec 3, 2009 6:24AM PST

Wow that is interesting

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Ridiculous
by Nicholas Buenk Dec 3, 2009 9:33AM PST

And frankly an absurd overreach by the cinema. If I'm paying for it to reach my eyes I should be entitled to record my own copy too. It only should become any concern of theirs if I start mass distribution of the copy. Via say torrent.

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Uhhhh no!
by paintguru Dec 4, 2009 11:32AM PST

"If I'm paying for it to reach my eyes I should be entitled to record my own copy too."

Bull crap. You aren't entitled to anything beyond sitting there and watching the movie. Honestly, this entitlement mentality has gone way too far.

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(NT) Agreed! You are paying for an *experience*...
by shmody Dec 4, 2009 12:12PM PST
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It's a basic expectation
by Nicholas Buenk Dec 4, 2009 12:31PM PST

You want to talk about entitlement, talk about how the movie studio thinks they are entitled to control what you do in your theatre seat.

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If you don't like it....
by paintguru Dec 4, 2009 10:42PM PST

...don't buy the ticket. It isn't YOUR theater seat, it is theirs, and they are letting you sit in it for a fee. They can make whatever requirements they want to go along with the ticket that you purchased of your own free will. This isn't a public place where you were just walking along and saw something you wanted to video. This is private property, and they can have whatever rules they want governing your behavior on their property.

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Uhh
by Nicholas Buenk Dec 5, 2009 11:30AM PST

Just because I can refuse to buy the ticket, doesn't mean I should put up with such an absurity without compliant. They can do it if they have to, but it's still outragious and ridiclious.

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Sure, you can complain...
by paintguru Dec 5, 2009 11:49AM PST

...if you actually had a valid point, which you don't. Good luck finding anyone out there who's going to say that you have a right to go into a theater and record a movie for your own personal viewing.

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It's bizarre and senseless
by Nicholas Buenk Dec 5, 2009 1:28PM PST

It doesn't hurt the cinema in any way and is absurdly and stupidly restrictive. The real issue is mass file sharing of recordings, not the recordings themselves. It's the same type of thinking that makes people say bit torrent is evil.

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(NT) Watching bad movies should be illegal.
by kwahhn Dec 3, 2009 11:38PM PST
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Precedence, Theaters get a bounty, Little money for Theaters
by quasar-atl Dec 6, 2009 9:16PM PST

Dear Buzz Crew and Gang,
I happened to know a little information about these types of issues. For those that do not know, here is the short lists of facts:

1. Theater Owners and Companies make very little money on movies.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/movie-distribution.htm/printable

2. Theater Owners have been fighting with the movie production industry for years over movie distribution, ticket costs, and movie release windows for films. This means shrinking dollars for theaters.
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2394

3. Theater Owners are paid a bounty for every individual they turn over to the police for recording a portion of a film. There is some precedence for this activity.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070821/193136.shtml

Bottomline: Just do not use a recording device in a theater....period. It is not worth the hassles if you are caught.

Later People.

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