What is wrong with the MPAA and the RIAA??? You mean besides their gestapoesque tactics that were implemented to stop online music sharing/swapping. Well the MPAA's latest attempt to become more powerful than the CIA, NSA, etc. is by lobbying Congress to make home theaters illegal.
"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." (So does that mean he makes sure that his friends that he invites over have their own copy)
People should registered their cars, kids should be registered for school, you should register to vote, sex-offenders should be registered, NOT homeowners who have a TV and a couch. Have these giants not learned from their mistakes with music sharing? They have shut down Napster and handed down some lawsuits and while patting themselves on the back Apple saw the handwriting on the wall. They realized that this technology wasn't going away so as opposed to going against the grain they created an avenue that was convenient for users and satisfied their need for quick access to music as well as the artists/record labels getting paid.
Hey I invited my neighbor over for dinner and they didn't pay for any of the food. We even set at table with chairs and napkins. Do I need to declare myself as a restaurant and be inspected by the health department
Way to think this one through MPAA!!
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
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