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#1 2008-06-22 3:43 pm
- Some1
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NATO is going after the MPAA
So anyways, it seems like NATO has some strong objections to the MPAA's proposal to restrict the content that can be recorded on Personal Video Recorders.
A Hollywood proposal to block DVR recording capability on some cable-distributed movies has been met with alarm by NATO—that is, the National Association of Theater Owners. The trade association's Vice President told the Federal Communications Commission yesterday that the idea, floated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), could have "a devastating effect," causing "the destruction of neighborhood movie theaters across the country."
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#2 2008-06-22 8:22 pm
- dvpierce
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Re: NATO is going after the MPAA
Shucks. I was hoping somebody with a lot of guns and bombs was going to finally defend our freedom.
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#3 2008-06-22 10:06 pm
- sturner
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Re: NATO is going after the MPAA
They practically are. Theaters are important to MPAA.
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