Posted by anthonyberet on 01/18/57 11:26

fish wrote:
> You folks are idiots.
>
> The counters that you see are invisible to the naked eye. It is a legal copy
> protection scheme that cannot be avoided by photography.
>
Sorry? It can't be avoided by photography?
I just spent the weekend in Hastings, and there are no little numbers at
the top of my holiday-snaps!

> So, if someone were to illegally record the movie from the theatre, their
> recording device would pick up the signal.
>
> So, when you are sitting in the theatre, your eyes are exposed to an unusual
> light pattern that is invisible. It could be a subliminal message that only
> your brain can recieve.
>
um, hang on, how can the brain recieve something that they eye doesn't?
(assuming it isn't a sound or a smell or something)
Don't you mean the eyes pick it up, but the conscious mind doesn't?

> You cannot issue a lawsuit against the film because they reserve the right
> to protect their property from untrustworthy idiots.
>
No! - I can't issue a lawsuit against the film, becuase the film isn't a
person or organisation. - Its just fiction really.

> I saw such an idiot filming Revenge of the Sith sitting 2nd from the front
> row with his wide-screen recorder.
>
> It was so big, I'm surprised security didn't notice it!
>
ooer missus!

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