BBspot - 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.
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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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"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. (head of the MPAA)
People get so worried about the gov't, look at the MPAA. They want to know when you watch a movie, what you're watching, and how many people are watching it. Have a TV larger than 29"? Have a sofa? Then they want to say you are a theater. These people are loons.
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