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August 2, 2007
MPAA: Fair Use == Stealing 
The DailyPress reports: Teen faces charges for recording 20-second movie clip
Apparently, according to 'local police', theater personnel and the MPAA, a 20 second clip for personal use is stealing and piracy.
This is , perhaps, the most insane thing I've heard of. We're not talking about someone filming an entire show, or filiming something with the purpose of sale... this is someone taking a 20 seconds of video in crappy resolution -- a copy of such poor and limited quality that it has no 'retail' value in the black market, and barely any utility for personal use.
I'm amazed. Truly amazed.
Posted by Jonathan at August 2, 2007 11:11 PM
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