geekmojo
The Death of Theaters
Anybody who thinks you can record a movie on a "phone camera" is ignorant of how movie pirates and camera phones work. The lovely tickets lets me know that:
"This screening will be monitored for unauthorized recording. By attending you agree not to bring any recording device, cameras or phone cameras into the theatre and you consent to physical search of your belongings and person for recording devices. If you attempt to enter with a recording device, you consent to your immediate removal from the theatre and forfeiture of the device. Unauthorized recording will be reported to law enforcement and may subject you to criminal and civil liability."
I realize that the screening is free, but they are hoping to generate enough good will around the theater and buzz about the movie that I'll overlook the fact they I am not only submitting to a bag search but also agreeing to not bring my "camera phone" iPhone at all. If I wanted a pirated copy of this movie I know where to find it already. Searching my bag or person isn't going to stop the copies that are currently out in the wild. The theater experience was already getting soured for me, but this just makes me sad and pissed.
The Death of Theaters
Anybody who thinks you can record a movie on a "phone camera" is ignorant of how movie pirates and camera phones work. The lovely tickets lets me know that:
"This screening will be monitored for unauthorized recording. By attending you agree not to bring any recording device, cameras or phone cameras into the theatre and you consent to physical search of your belongings and person for recording devices. If you attempt to enter with a recording device, you consent to your immediate removal from the theatre and forfeiture of the device. Unauthorized recording will be reported to law enforcement and may subject you to criminal and civil liability."
I realize that the screening is free, but they are hoping to generate enough good will around the theater and buzz about the movie that I'll overlook the fact they I am not only submitting to a bag search but also agreeing to not bring my "camera phone" iPhone at all. If I wanted a pirated copy of this movie I know where to find it already. Searching my bag or person isn't going to stop the copies that are currently out in the wild. The theater experience was already getting soured for me, but this just makes me sad and pissed.