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Offline Ashrak

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You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
on: November 28, 2006, 06:00:18 am
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Offline Fury

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #1 on: November 28, 2006, 06:09:47 am
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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. "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.
****ers.
 

Offline aldo_14

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #2 on: November 28, 2006, 06:12:01 am
Crikes.  What a bunch of ****ish twatwits.
 

Offline Gortef

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #3 on: November 28, 2006, 06:15:22 am
Let's drag them at the back of the sauna and give them a proper headshot... as we would say here.
Habeeb it...
 

Offline Wobble73

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #4 on: November 28, 2006, 06:18:21 am
[Edited out for great humour!!!]


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« Last Edit: November 28, 2006, 06:33:09 am by Wobble73 »
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Offline vyper

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #5 on: November 28, 2006, 06:28:52 am
"But you live, you learn.  Unless you die.  Then you're ****ed." - aldo14
 

Offline Flipside

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #6 on: November 28, 2006, 07:41:59 am
Funny part is, I wouldn't put it past them.
 

Offline IPAndrews

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #7 on: November 28, 2006, 07:52:56 am
Why not. They've got the ball well and truly rolling now. Why not see how far they can push it?
Be warned: This site's admins stole 100s of hours of my work. They will do it to you.
 

Offline Wobble73

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #8 on: November 28, 2006, 07:56:35 am
"You can't watch TV at home, says MY PA!"

is what I thought this thread said at first!  :lol:
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Offline aldo_14

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #9 on: November 28, 2006, 08:02:32 am
Quote from: Flipside on November 28, 2006, 07:41:59 am
Funny part is, I wouldn't put it past them.

The scary thing is, I had no trouble believing it.  Er, until I read it again.

In my defense, I was getting ready for 5s. :)
 

Offline IPAndrews

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #10 on: November 28, 2006, 08:04:45 am
In the future everyone will have a DRM chip embedded in their brain. If you so much as look at copyrighted material your brain will contact a media industry database and an appropriate sum will be deducted from your bank account. Should your bank account not hold sufficient funds the offending senses will be temporarily blocked to protect copyright holders from copyright infringement.
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Offline ToecrusherHammerjaw

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #11 on: November 28, 2006, 08:14:28 am
That future is one where I start beating everything I see with a baseball bat.
 

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #12 on: November 28, 2006, 08:41:08 am
Quote from: IPAndrews on November 28, 2006, 08:04:45 am
In the future everyone will have a DRM chip embedded in their brain. If you so much as look at copyrighted material your brain will contact a media industry database and an appropriate sum will be deducted from your bank account. Should your bank account not hold sufficient funds the offending senses will be temporarily blocked to protect copyright holders from copyright infringement.
Quote from: Trayus on November 28, 2006, 08:14:28 am
That future is one where I start beating everything I see with a baseball bat.

For some reason I'm reminded of the Syndicate Wars intro film. The civilians had chips in them...
 

Offline Janos

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #13 on: November 28, 2006, 02:03:45 pm
Quote from: Gortef on November 28, 2006, 06:15:22 am
Let's drag them at the back of the sauna and give them a proper headshot... as we would say here.

there's still enough room there
lol wtf
 

Offline Roanoke

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #14 on: November 28, 2006, 04:08:03 pm
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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

how do you legally define "comfy" ?  :doubt:

 

Offline Nuclear1

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #15 on: November 28, 2006, 04:12:42 pm
I typically support the MPAA in most aspects, but even this is a step too far.






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Offline Mathwiz6

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #16 on: November 28, 2006, 04:49:56 pm
Pay royalties to me, I'll get them to the MPAA! I'll even pay shipping and handling!
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Offline Kosh

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #17 on: November 28, 2006, 07:02:02 pm
If they manage to turn this into a law, ten the US is truely doomed.
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Offline Tyrian

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #18 on: November 28, 2006, 07:08:09 pm
This seems just waaaaay too far fetched...  This is probably an idiotic question, but are slashdot.com and BBspot.com legitimate news sites?  I'm having trouble believing this...
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Offline wtf_cl0vvn

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Re: You cant watch TV at home, says MPAA!
Reply #19 on: November 28, 2006, 08:42:45 pm
I would not put it past them either. Sounds typical of an American agency...living here, i know the type.

I thought this quote would be appropriate

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