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Theaters vs. Camcorders, Round 27
ackthpt writes "CNN is reporting two people, one in Los Angeles and one in Canada, were caught recording The Day After Tomorrow in cinemas, while a third got away. No mention if night-vision goggles, as previously mentioned, were of assistance." Reader azmatsci writes "Tuesday Sony was issued a patent for technology that will attempt to block camcorder recordings in movie theaters. Funny to me because I just came up with the same idea and discovered it while doing a patent search. Only problem with the idea is it will only block camcorders that use CCD recorders, which are sensitive to IR light. Another jamming idea which probably work for all camcorders can be found here."
They'll probably just use Infra-red filters!
just make everyone see movies naked--no cameras to conceal!
nifty...but what if they have a really good IR filter on the camcorder?
sounds to me like we have a new cat and mouse game.
From a standpoint of "Pro Pirating", it's a damn shame that there simply aren't many drive-ins left. Considering that one of the major problems with pirated movies is sound, that would easily be handled in the drive-in route as most drive-ins use(d) fm transmission for their audio (walkman headset with output placed into recorders mic input plug).
From the Corporate/Hollywood standpoint: Thank god that there simply aren't many drive-ins left!
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