Disaster_Area
Gadget Monger
I completely agree... they have the right to enforce their recording device rule, I think what irks me is the useless and unfair selective enforcement. Anyplace that needs to limit certain behaviors in their establishment has two only two options; create a rule to limit the unwanted behaviors and then either unilaterally enforce that rule or selectively enforce it applying common sense. To selectively enforce a rule without common sense is both ineffective and usually counter productive.
If their goal is to make money and prevent activity that hinders their profit lets see how they did... they lost a paying customer and prevented zero piracy. Any application of laws or regulations that fails that badly needs to be rethought. This applies to most of the harassment photographers encounter. Our society doesn't have a lick of common sense and it doesn't look like it's going to get better anytime soon unless people stand up, even in small ways, and try to point out where we're doing things wrong.
Rayt
Nonplayer Character
The same thing happened to me more than once so I know how you must have felt. I also explained to them in vain that the camera shot stills to no avail and then chose not to leave them with my expensive M camera. Looking back without emotion I can say I was merely inconvenienced and no more. These establishments have rules and if your are going to patronize them then you just have to follow those rules. These rules are no different then the ones that forbid you to bring your own food to restaurants or whatever. They run a business don't want to make judgement calls on every little thing. Go next time without the camera and enjoy the movie. Making this about erosion of civil liberties is an insult to our founding fathers (happy father's day by the way).
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Disaster_Area
Gadget Monger
I agree... it really isn't about the erosion of civil liberties in this case... it's about the erosion of common sense 
rbsinto
Well-known
I was wondering when the "My ancestors fought at Valley Forge" stuff was going to appear.
So let me get this straight, his freedom to do what he likes, trumps a private companies rights to impose conditions on who they will permit to enter their premises. And of course "authority" is always wrong, and the individual is always right.
Chriscrawfordphoto
Real Men Shoot Film.
The problem here is that if we allow such ignorant stupidity as displayed by the theatre to stand than it devalues our entire society. We are already living in a society in which stupidity rules, and it it must be fought, tooth and nail, inch by inch, street by street, house by house, room by room. It is that important. Rationality is vital to the survival of any culture, and ours is being killed off by those who cower before fools.
btgc
Veteran
One thing is for sure - never ever leave valuables in car while you are away. Be it sedan, hardtop, limo or what. Even if alternative is to take them into cinema
As for piracy, who watches screeners anymore? Time spent isn't worth it.
As for piracy, who watches screeners anymore? Time spent isn't worth it.
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antiquark
Derek Ross
This one is approaching the Outer Limits and into the Twilight Zone.
There was a good episode on the newer (1980s) Twilight Zone about cell phones. Everyone was Forced to keep their's on ALL the time. Then someone turned his off and got locked up. It was John Colicos, who also played a Great Klingon. Klingons would have used a disruptor on the cell phones.
Movie Theaters would hate that.
There was a good episode on the newer (1980s) Twilight Zone about cell phones. Everyone was Forced to keep their's on ALL the time. Then someone turned his off and got locked up. It was John Colicos, who also played a Great Klingon. Klingons would have used a disruptor on the cell phones.
Movie Theaters would hate that.
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