Watch out... They ARE watching...
Hollywood has taken serious action on the part of movie makers against RealNetworks' RealDVD. The Motion Picture Association of America has decided to take RealNetworks' RealDVD software to the federal courts. Should RealDVD be allowed to continue selling and let consumers copy DVDs to their hard drives? How does RealDVD "protect" the copied DVDs?
At Film School Rejects, we like to have the final word, even when we’re arguing with ourselves. Although mostly, we just like to yell the loudest. This week’s contenders? Rob Hunter and Cole Abaius. This week’s point of contention: The MPAA.
Well let me tell you, there’s this little secret agency called the WWPA (World Wrestling Piracy Assassins) who sneak around until they locate a “pirate,” and then lay the smack down and suplex the heck out of him/her [Reportedly consisting of ex-WrestleMania stars, and possibly funded by a subsidiary of the RIAA--Ed.].
Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks are now reduced to stick figures!See for yourself!
Kevin Smith's movie poster censored by MPAA, replaced with stick figures
What's a guy to do when the MPAA considers the poster for the film unsuitable for public consumption? If you're Kevin Smith, you ship that poster up to Canada and then draw stick figures as a replacement.
"The MPAA gave Kevin Smith so much trouble regarding the poster for Zack and Miri Make a Porno, that he has to resort to stick figures… Seriously!"
After having the first poster for Zack and Miri Make a Porno rejected by the MPAA, Kevin Smith returns with this...