May 31, 2004
Harry Potter and the wizard idea to foil cinema pirates
Military-style night-sights have been sent to every outlet in the country showing the new Harry Potter film, The Prisoner of Azkaban, according to The Guardian.
"Staff have been instructed to spend all two hours and 22 minutes of the film - scanning the dark for pirates making illegal copies.
Surreptitious recording from cinema seats has become a serious menace, according to the industry.
Most cinemas now screen an appeal to audiences to shop any neighbour suspected of filming, along with warnings about mobile phones and adverts for popcorn".
Related articles on Hollywood's piracy-parnoia:
-- Will You Be Arrested The Next Time You Bring Your Camera Phone To The Movies?
-- Five Years In Jail For Putting A Movie Online
-- Leave your picture phone outside the movie theater
-- Bag and body searches at screenings
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