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MPAA and Big Brother hand-in-hand!

Started by bettertomorrowamy, October 07, 2007, 09:06:26 AM

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bettertomorrowamy

October 07, 2007, 09:06:26 AM
I wanted to watch the rated R trailer of "No Country For Old Men" on it's website, but you have to verify your age by giving your name, birthdate, and zipcode.  Then they compare it against a database of government I.D.'s.  Fuck that.  Here is a screengrab of what I mean:
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Chaos

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October 07, 2007, 09:31:00 AM
Maybe some day businesses will learn that punishing legitimate customers by making them jump through stupid hoops only drives them to illegal, wide-open sources.

Oh, and did you REALLY need proof that the MPAA was evil? ;)
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bettertomorrowamy

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October 07, 2007, 10:01:53 AM
Quote from: ChaosFromOrder on October 07, 2007, 09:31:00 AM
Maybe some day businesses will learn that punishing legitimate customers by making them jump through stupid hoops only drives them to illegal, wide-open sources.

Oh, and did you REALLY need proof that the MPAA was evil? ;)

Yeah but this is just stupid evil.
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MrTorso

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October 07, 2007, 12:24:13 PM
How exactly is it "evil"? It is just one of the many age verification methods out there. If anyone is to blame its the parents that get all lawsuit happy when their little bundle of joy accidentally sees a titty and they think that they need millions of dollars to help little Johnny recuperate.
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bettertomorrowamy

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October 07, 2007, 12:28:55 PM
Do you think that this is only for age verification?  It's for marketing purposes.  They want demographic information so they can sell ads to us.  This goes beyond what is necessary for age verification by law.  It's a tricky way to get us to think they want to check our age, when really they want raw data about the people who watch this trailer.
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jewishcarpenter

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October 07, 2007, 12:39:54 PM
Think I'm gonna watch "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" again at some point today.

SecretAgentSuperDragon

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October 07, 2007, 01:07:40 PM
Here you go:

pyro

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October 07, 2007, 01:25:16 PM
Quote from: jewishcarpenter on October 07, 2007, 12:39:54 PM
Think I'm gonna watch "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" again at some point today.

Is that really worth the watch?  I keep hearing about it but haven't gotten around to checking my store or adding it on my netflix que yet...

bettertomorrowamy

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October 07, 2007, 01:28:45 PM
Quote from: pyro on October 07, 2007, 01:25:16 PM
Quote from: jewishcarpenter on October 07, 2007, 12:39:54 PM
Think I'm gonna watch "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" again at some point today.

Is that really worth the watch?  I keep hearing about it but haven't gotten around to checking my store or adding it on my netflix que yet...

Yeah it's good.  A good back-to-back would be "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" and "The Corporation".
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pyro

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October 07, 2007, 01:48:19 PM
A little wary of a doc called The Corporation.... and I know Blockbuster's not going to have that one  :D

bettertomorrowamy

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October 07, 2007, 01:51:27 PM
The Corporation in 23 parts.
Part One:
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pyro

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October 07, 2007, 02:05:35 PM
Still a little wary, but I'll give it a shot later on.... and probably not through YouTube in 23 parts....

bettertomorrowamy

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October 07, 2007, 02:09:11 PM
It's an official shareware version of the movie.  When the first part is over it automatically moves to the next part. 
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Pak-Man

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October 07, 2007, 03:26:38 PM
That's not a very good sequel to Grumpier Old Men. :^)
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