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MPAA Goes After Home Entertainment Systems

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the jokes-that-some-people-just-wont-get dept.

philba writes to tell us that home theaters may become the new jurisdiction of our MPAA overlords. The MPAA is lobbying to make sure that home users authorize their entertainment systems before any in-home viewings. From the article: "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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  1. Re:The disgrace of it all by davidmcg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh wait, it's satire :)That's what they want you to believe! Actually the MPAA only chooses ideas that the satire sites have rejected due to the idea being too crazy to be believed.

  2. Re:This can't _be_ real. by linuxci · · Score: 5, Funny

    Still has a long way to go before it beats my favourite satire site

  3. I know it's satire, but... by digitalhermit · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...don't you have the tiniest fear that someone in MPAA headquarters isn't reading and thinking, "Great Scott!! It's brilliant!"

  4. Re:MPAA: So retarded this stuff's actually plausib by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know about you, but I enjoy being patronised and accused of being a criminal. Insults just add to the experience.

  5. Re:Satire? by Cruise_WD · · Score: 5, Funny

    Indeed. I was quite happy to accept this as real until I read the comments.

    Actually, I'm gonna go further. I would, if I were a gambling man, bet that there is at least one exec in the MPAA /right now/ shouting at the screen in his little office, "Damn it they stole my idea! They're hacking my computer!" :P

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  6. Re:MPAA: So retarded this stuff's actually plausib by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, each time I'm subjected to those adds I get the urge to imitate "Gone in 60 seconds" with the MPAA staff's cars. Now that would answer their rethoric question.

  7. Re:MPAA: So retarded this stuff's actually plausib by shigelojoe · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ironically, I copy the movies off DVDs just so I don't have to watch that crap.

    Ironically, I copy the movies off DVDs then erase the files from my hard drive just so I don't have to watch the movies.

  8. Re:yawn by Linker3000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Didn't ya know that Digg is Slashdot's Level 2 cache?

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  9. Re:MPAA: So retarded this stuff's actually plausib by Hack'n'Slash · · Score: 5, Funny

    "If I didn't feel robbed, cheated, and insulted in the movie theatre, where else could I go to feel like that?"Isn't that what marriage is for?