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Canadian Movie Camcording Addressed With Legislation

Posted by Zonk on from the cameras-down dept.

dottyslashdottydot writes "During Arnold Schwarzenegger's visit to Ottawa yesterday, it was confirmed that Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be introducing a bill to make camcording in movie theaters illegal in Canada. However, people are skeptical that this will make any difference in the amount of pirated movies available. Doug Frith, president of the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association was quoted as saying, 'is really the first step — not only for the movie industry — where the government has shown it will seriously address the whole area of intellectual-property theft.'"

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  1. Re:They started doing that in Toronto.. by tomstdenis · · Score: -1, Troll

    You could, you know, not bring a bag with you. Or stop being a whiny ass. It takes three seconds to open a bag to show there is no camcorder in there. If you want to bitch about anything try the low selection of quality films, or the $15 small popcorn.

    Tom

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  2. ykou Fail It by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Thtere's no lube or we sell

  3. Re:My comment to the CBC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's the JEWS, stupid...
    Who benefits from this? Why, our masters, the JEWS, who run Hollywood, and churn out crap movie after crap movie, yet the goyim still trot down to their local cinema every week and PAY to watch the Jews' crap...

  4. Re:Not possible, I go to the movies after work... by tomstdenis · · Score: 0, Troll

    Question: Why do you need a laptop at the theatre?

    Tom

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