Metal Detectors and Night-Vision Goggles Now Used To Catch Pirates

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by Ernesto

Theaters in Canada have recently started using metal detectors and night-vision goggles to track down movie cammers. In addition, theater employees receive a $500 reward for every pirate they catch. The hunt is on!

Earlier this year Twentieth Century Fox came to the conclusion that Canada is the home of camcorder pirates. According to their research, over 50% off all camcorder recorded movies originate from Canada. These statistics are more fiction than fact of course, but they caused a widespread panic.

Movie theaters in Canada are now taking extreme measures to cut down this figure, even if this means less comfort for their paying customers.

Serge Corriveau, Director of the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association, highlighted some of the measures they’ve taken and told CBC: “Having people searching knapsacks and people going up and down the aisles once the movie’s started to see if they can spot somebody camcording. You can see also people with night-vision goggles searching through the crowd trying to see if they can find something.” Corriveau added that metal detectors will also be used in theaters across Canada, specifically for pre-screenings.

And if this isn’t enough, CMPDA have also introduced a reward program for theater employees. Catching pirates is a lucrative business now, as they can earn upto $500 CAD if they identify a person who’s trying to record a movie on his phone or camcorder. More details can be found in the “theater employee camcorder training guide“.

The theater owners sure do all they can to please their customers. A few days ago we reported about a 19 year old girl who was arrested by the police after she recorded a 20 second clip from the movie “Transformers” that she wanted to show to her little brother.

Thanks to the night-vision goggles I guess…

Source: Torrent Freak

[masterripper]

Hahahaha, wth?

Theaters in Canada have recently started using metal detectors and night-vision goggles to track down movie cammers. In addition, theater employees receive a $500 reward for every pirate they catch. The hunt is on!

In Canada? I could understand if we (U.S) incorporated something as stupid as this, but Canada?

Earlier this year Twentieth Century Fox came to the conclusion that Canada is the home of camcorder pirates. According to their research, over 50% off all camcorder recorded movies originate from Canada. These statistics are more fiction than fact of course, but they caused a widespread panic.

Well they need to do some better research because i can assure you, 50% of all Cams do not come from Canada, maybe 10-15%, but not 50%.

Serge Corriveau, Director of the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association, highlighted some of the measures they’ve taken and told CBC: “Having people searching knapsacks and people going up and down the aisles once the movie’s started to see if they can spot somebody camcording. You can see also people with night-vision goggles searching through the crowd trying to see if they can find something.” Corriveau added that metal detectors will also be used in theaters across Canada, specifically for pre-screenings.

Well then Theaters in Canada are gonna lose alot of money, because i'd be damn pissed if one or more ppl were walking up and down every aisle and searching my shit while im trying to watch a movie.

And if this isn’t enough, CMPDA have also introduced a reward program for theater employees. Catching pirates is a lucrative business now, as they can earn upto $500 CAD if they identify a person who’s trying to record a movie on his phone or camcorder. More details can be found in the “theater employee camcorder training guide“.

Ha, i wonder if that'll apply to regular ppl too, cause i wouldnt mind making myself $684 USD (~500 CAD) just for pointing out someone "Camming", i'd just have my buddy act like hes "Camming" a video and then "report" him, and ill get my reward and then we'd spend it on weed and strippers! :angry:

The theater owners sure do all they can to please their customers. A few days ago we reported about a 19 year old girl who was arrested by the police after she recorded a 20 second clip from the movie “Transformers” that she wanted to show to her little brother.

How are they pleasing their customers when they are standing in the way half the movie and interupting you so they can search your "knapsack" (must be a Canadian thing). And how is arresting a 19 year old girl for recording 20 SECONDS of video making customers happy?

[Lammster]

I used to work at a movie theater here in the USA. I think the same $500 bounty on camera pirates goes on in the USA too. I've heard of certain theaters using Night-vision goggles on premiers and test-audience previews too. Kind of extreme how fat they'll go.