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Canadian Fined For Videoing Movie In Theatre
canadian_right writes "A Calgary man was fined $1,495 and banned from theaters for a year in the first conviction under a new Canadian law making recording a movie in a theater a crime. Until the new law took effect in 2007, prosecutors had to show evidence of distribution to get a conviction; now, recording without permission is sufficient. The Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association was disappointed that jail time was not given." The man was also banned for a year from possessing any video recording equipment, even a video-capable cellphone, outside of his home.
Following that same logic shouldn't you be allowed to piss on anything you want with your penis?
If you came into my house and pissed on my couch I'd kick you ass. If you came into my theater and video taped my movie I'd sue your ass.
It's there theater and there movie. He was violating their agreement in all senses. File sharing infinitely copyable bits is one thing. This is outright blatant theft.