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Given most of today's films, sentence him to sitting through it 15 times over two days. Sandwiches and soft drinks but absolutely no popcorn. Steve Smolian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Hodge" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Copyright Alert > At minimum , the recording device should be permanently confiscated as > that would dissuade all but the most rabid infringer considering the > cost.. In addition to paying for ALL of the court costs !! > > R. Hodge > >>>> [log in to unmask] 11/22/2004 8:24:04 PM >>> > In a message dated 11/22/2004 2:08:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > Well, it's just my personal opinion, but I think sending someone to > federal prison for videotaping a movie in a theater is a little harsh. > > Matt > ********* > > It should depend entirely on what they do with it. > > We are reaching the point where a recording device can be concealed in > almost > anything and many people, especially the young, feel compelled to keep > a log > of everything they do. I remember that made extensive use of cameras > and tape > recorders fifty years ago, in many places where they are banned now. > They were > never used to take income away from anyone; they made money for the > people > who made the equipment and media I used. > > Much of that material still exists and could be used to document part > of the > way we were, a half century ago. I doubt that much of it would be of > commercial value, but I also don't see how making it available would > hurt any of the > people who were involved in creating it two generations ago. > > Of course to the extent that there are genuine ownership issues with > the > commercial content of the original material, distribution should be > controlled. > However the outright banning of the making such recordings in the first > place > seems to me unnecessary, impractical, and an undesirable restriction > on > documentation of our culture. > > Mike Csontos >