MPAA Goes After Home Entertainment Systems

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."

Comments

The disgrace of it all

[linuxci]

It's a disgrace that the MPAA are doing this, who says it's up to them to control what we do in our own home. Does it matter if we're watching it on a 14" screen or a 40" screen or even on an iPod?? The MPAA have gone too far with this, I'm packing up and moving to a country where this can't happen. I bet Microsoft will support this move.

Oh wait, it's satire :) Still, these sites shouldn't give the MPAA any ideas.

yawn

[rm999]

Bbspot is a satire site. This story is not real. I would have more of a sense of humor about it if the story was actually funny.

Satire?

[ddent]

This is satire, right? Right? Please say its satire.

Re:Yay for joke sites submitted as news!

[Saib0t]

You know, you really should warn us of the site you're sending us to in these kinds of cases.

"from the jokes-that-some-people-just-wont-get dept." and the foot icon "it's funny, laugh" should be more than enough for everyone. Except the blind ;-)