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Projectionists Using Night Vision Goggles in Theaters
sam0ht writes "Los Angeles police arrested Ruben Centero Moreno, 34, after the projectionist used night vision goggles to spot his video camera in a showing of The Alamo. He has been charged under the new California anti-camcorder law, and could face up to 1 year in jail if convicted. The BBC reports that 'The MPAA has established a nationwide telephone hotline for cinema employees to report violations, and studios and cinemas are also investing in metal detectors and night-vision goggles'. Motion Picture Ass. Head Jack Valenti said he hoped it would 'send a clear signal such crimes will not be tolerated'. Clearly, the 'War on Copyright Violation' is following the successful strategy used for the War on Drugs, with significant resources of technology and police time mobilised to send violators to jail for a long time. Soon, copied films will be as rare as students lighting up a joint after their exams." The lesson is clear: stay out of movie theaters and you won't get arrested.
From this day forward, I shall refer to Jack Valenti as "Motion Picture Ass Head". Thank you, sam0ht.
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The thought of spending a year in "Le Hotel Cornhole" over The Alamo?! HA aha ahaha... man that's too funny.
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I bet the projectionist was making his own copy of the film and didnt want competition!
Projectionist = Centropy asshat customer = FTF
'The MPAA has established a nationwide telephone hotline for cinema employees to report violations'
1-800-88G-REED
Soon, copied films will be as rare as students lighting up a joint after their exams"
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Because we all know that the war on drugs has completely eradicated the evil scourge that is marijuana use
Lol.
Soon, copied films will be as rare as students lighting up a joint after their exams.
Really? That prevalent? The rest of the article makes it sound like it's going to become quite rare.
So would they mind if you brought a massive flashlight with you?
That way when the fools with the night vision are peeping around, just turn on the flashlight quickly and listen for the scream.
Although, if they had metal detectors, that would foil my evil plan.
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I think the real reason the projectionist wanted the night vision goggles is to watch people getting it on.
From the BBC piece...
Mr Joun was arrested after another audience member complained about a red light on a camcorder at the Pacific Theatre at the Grove.
Just how much hacking is needed to take the red light out of a consumer camcorder? He would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for that LED.
...that it would be cheaper for the cinemas to use Video Cameras with NightVision as oppossed to goggles...
And I have been calling Jack Valenti a shit head the whole time... I stand corrected.
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first they came for the people smuggling food into the theatres, but I didnt say anything because I wasnt a theatre food smuggler...
then they came for the cellular phone users, but I didnt say anything because I dont use a cellphone while watching movies at the theatre...
then they came for the camcorder users, but I didnt say anything because I didnt tape movies at the theatre...
when they came for me I didnt say anything, I just decided to spend my money elsewhere.
If you don't film the movie with a camcorder, you will not be dragged off to prison from the theatre.
Does anyone honestely believe that this is a privacy issue?
Yes, its clearly a violation of one's privacy to be in a public place, commit a crime (or even just break the rules of the public place like smoke, drink, etc), and get punished for it.
Now there's an image we could have done without... Especially with the likelihood that she'll be in prison with a lot of .... ahem .... butch women
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How dare they tell me I can't videotape a movie I PAID MONEY TO SEE! I want to make a copy of it, I paid for the movie after all.
Also, how dare they say I can't make a copy of my DVD. I want to make a copy of it to....um....well, I don't really know why I would make a copy of something that cost 14 bucks and doesn't really degrade from repeated viewing....but still, it's MY RIGHT to make as many copies as I want...doesn't matter that I really have no use for a copy.
Wait, if I make a copy of a dvd I OWN, I should be able to decide how I want those copies of that dvd that I OWN to be distributed. If I want to make 1000 copies of a dvd I OWN (get the picture, I bought and paid for the dvd), then I should be able to sell those 1000 copies...after all I OWN the original dvd!
I also think all movies should be free for anyone and everyone...no matter what. So what they spent millions of dollars making them, screw them! How dare they tell me I have to pay to see them! I thought this was a free country!!!!
"Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." - John Lennon.
What wrong with kids nowadays. Back in my day, we used to light up BEFORE the exam.
Soon, copied films will be as rare as students lighting up a joint after their exams.
Wow, obviously they didn't goto my high school.
The lesson is clear: stay out of movie theaters and you won't get arrested.
I can't wait for the day that you can moderate the little editorials. Michael would never get to post a story again.
The lesson is more like: don't break the fucking law and you won't get arrested.
Whats next? Now that we have gmail, this could be their next big thing.
They should sentance him to 100 hours of community service -- cleaning up movie theaters.
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I thought he was trying to create a google bomb. In fact, it's such a good idea, that I think I'll help him. Jack Valenti is a Motion Picture Ass Head.
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>>If you have sex in a public place and you get arrested for indecency
The projectionist with the night vision goggles usually keeps pretty quiet about that one.
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I can see it now. In the "War on Copyright Piracy" we'll be enlisting NSA ninjas to patrol our nation's theater's with night vision to catch videocam "terrorists."
They say the first thing to go is your penis. Well, it's either that or your brain. I forget which...
I agree with you, that's it's not justified. But the Ass. Head thing was still pretty funny.
> Does that mean that Slashdot editors also believe drugs should be legalized?
WHAT!! We don't believe... wait... woaahhh! My hand looks like a care bear. What was the question again?
How much you wanna bet that those night vision goggles spend most of their time glued to people making out in the back row of a really bad movie.
I could wait the 90 minutes, but after I take a smoke break about 45 minutes into the movie, the concession lines are so short.
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They spotted the guy because he's the only one who bought a ticket for "The Alamo".
(ducks)
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