It comes down to this:
He knew it was illegal. Making unauthorized copies of videos (I highly doubt that his video camera was making an "authorized" copy) is illegal. It's not debatable. The punishment? I wouldn't call a year in jail for this kind of theft illegal, hell, the kid will (most likely) get a slap on the wrist, and a year's probation if it's his first conviction.
Laws aren't made to be challenged, they're made to be followed. We may (or may not) agree with them, but they're not there to be broken just because we think we have the right to do so. Doing so (breaking them) makes us guilty. There is no excuse for "not knowing" this specific law, as it's plastered everywhere, from VHS (for those still stuck in the dark ages) to DVD. Even on DVD, you can't get past the "warning, this blah blah blah" screen, for legal reasons.
The kid screwed up. Will it be his last time? That all depends on what is done here. If he's just given a slap on the wrist, most likely he will. If he's given time to think about what he did, then most likely he won't.
"Potentially a year in jail for videotaping a movie?"
Yes, he did the crime, now he's got to do the time. It's not that hard of a concept to imagine. Of course, I can see it now, the "I didn't know it was illegal" excuse, but it's a fact. He did the crime, he knew it was illegal (of course he did, how could you NOT), now he's got to do the time.
Sad? You bet, but, if they don't enforce it on this kid, some lawyer down the road will take this case and use it against them.
What privacy would that be? You're in a public place, you have no privacy. It's not like the man saw that he was doing something in his home, by peeking through a window. No, you have no privacy in a public place people, this is why it's "public" not "private". Now if it were your own private showing, you might have something there, even if you owned the theatre, again, you might have something there, but not too likely.
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Incorrect. Ask for ID is VERY much a valid signature, as much so as X is. Ask for id actually gets people to do a little bit more verification, which is fine by me.
While CC's may have "privacy" rules, this violates none at all. What, do you honestly think that some clerk is going to remember 10 hours later the address of this person he(or she) carded? Don't think so. That argument is about as ridiculous as anything. So, you're saying that anyone that asks you for your identification is violating your "privacy"? I don't think so.
There's only one way to stop CC theft and fraud, and that's to check identification. This new 'system' won't do it, come on now, it'll only make more information available to be scammed by individuals in the future.
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It comes down to this: He knew it was illegal. Making unauthorized copies of videos (I highly doubt that his video camera was making an "authorized" copy) is illegal. It's not debatable. The punishment? I wouldn't call a year in jail for this kind of theft illegal, hell, the kid will (most likely) get a slap on the wrist, and a year's probation if it's his first conviction. Laws aren't made to be challenged, they're made to be followed. We may (or may not) agree with them, but they're not there to be broken just because we think we have the right to do so. Doing so (breaking them) makes us guilty. There is no excuse for "not knowing" this specific law, as it's plastered everywhere, from VHS (for those still stuck in the dark ages) to DVD. Even on DVD, you can't get past the "warning, this blah blah blah" screen, for legal reasons. The kid screwed up. Will it be his last time? That all depends on what is done here. If he's just given a slap on the wrist, most likely he will. If he's given time to think about what he did, then most likely he won't.
"Potentially a year in jail for videotaping a movie?" Yes, he did the crime, now he's got to do the time. It's not that hard of a concept to imagine. Of course, I can see it now, the "I didn't know it was illegal" excuse, but it's a fact. He did the crime, he knew it was illegal (of course he did, how could you NOT), now he's got to do the time. Sad? You bet, but, if they don't enforce it on this kid, some lawyer down the road will take this case and use it against them.
What privacy would that be? You're in a public place, you have no privacy. It's not like the man saw that he was doing something in his home, by peeking through a window. No, you have no privacy in a public place people, this is why it's "public" not "private". Now if it were your own private showing, you might have something there, even if you owned the theatre, again, you might have something there, but not too likely.
Incorrect. Ask for ID is VERY much a valid signature, as much so as X is. Ask for id actually gets people to do a little bit more verification, which is fine by me. While CC's may have "privacy" rules, this violates none at all. What, do you honestly think that some clerk is going to remember 10 hours later the address of this person he(or she) carded? Don't think so. That argument is about as ridiculous as anything. So, you're saying that anyone that asks you for your identification is violating your "privacy"? I don't think so. There's only one way to stop CC theft and fraud, and that's to check identification. This new 'system' won't do it, come on now, it'll only make more information available to be scammed by individuals in the future.