Comments on: Has the MPAA lost its corporate mind? [Oops, it was a spoof]

By: walt

walt — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:30:19 +0000

Oh, sigh, I didn’t pick up on the satire. As Seth notes, with MPAA, it’s hard to tell…

By: Amanda Robertson

Amanda Robertson — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:44:10 +0000

The part I loved was “Just because you bought a dvd, doesn’t give you the right to invite friends over to watch it.” Gosh, it’s a good thing my tv is only 27″ or I might be in trouble for any Alias viewing parties I might have.

Someone needs to push back on these two power-drunk organizations, and it needs to be done soon. While they have the right to protect their investments by attempting to limit piracy, this kind of thing goes beyond protection straight into the stratosphere of insane.

By: Seth Finkelstein

Seth Finkelstein — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:41:37 +0000

It’s satire. Though it is admittedly hard to tell from reality:

“”Just because you buy a DVD to watch at home doesn’t give you the right to invite friends over to watch it too. That’s a violation of copyright and denies us the revenue that would be generated from DVD sales to your friends,”"