Leave your picture phone outside the movie theater

Because of the ease and proliferation of digital duplication, serious new anti-piracy measures are being taken by Hollywood, according to an article in Sunspot net.

Before screenings, media members and their guests are told to leave cell phones, pagers and other electronic devices outside the theater and are then scanned with an electronic wand to ensure compliance.

Queried about the cell phone ban, experts said "it was difficult to see how film images could be stolen with the current generation of picture transmission phones". Maybe they should use their imagination... if not on the screen, someone in the audience could be newsworthy. Snapping a shot of a bored or sleeping critic at a preview could be worth something to someone.

emily | 1:30 PM | News, Buzz |
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