MPAA’s SOC or Selectable Output Control permanent waiver request is complicated and probbably best described with pretty pictures like this video:
Here are some nice write-ups:
Public Knowledge
EFF
My Slice of the Globe
Boldly going … somewhere
Now Reading
Planned books:
None
Current books:
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The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, Book 4) by Robert Jordan
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3) by George R.R. Martin
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1776 by David McCullough
Recent books:
- Lamb by Christopher Moore
- The Demonata #6: Demon Apocalypse (Demonata) by Darren Shan
- A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2) by George R.R. Martin
- The Demonata #5: Blood Beast (Demonata) by Darren Shan
- Demonata #4, The: Bec: Book 4 in the Demonata series (Demonata) by Darren Shan
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The problem is, which I don’t get why they haven’t figured out yet, is that still someone will figure out a way around it. I mean this is America, the land of criminals, tinkerers, and MacGuyvers….
Secondly the groups they’re targeting aren’t ones who would typical take advantage of the system, and those who would (or are capable of) generally are still fond of visiting the theater to enjoy 30 foot screens and THX sound.
They need to continue to deploy 3-D theater technology, to keep the appeal up.