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The Guardian reports that Drafthouse Cinemas, which has 20 sites across the United States, says that users of Google Glass will not be allowed to use them while watching films because the wearable glasses can be used to surreptitiously record video. "We've been talking about this potential ban for over a year," says Drafthouse CEO Tim League. "Google Glass did some early demos here in Austin and I tried them out personally. At that time, I recognised the potential piracy problem that they present for cinemas. I decided to put off a decision until we started seeing them in the theatre, and that started happening this month."
Attitudes towards Google Glass appear to be hardening in the US. In January, cinema chain AMC said the eyewear was "not appropriate" for use in cinemas, following an incident in which homeland security officers interrogated a Glass wearer during a screening of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit in Columbus, Ohio.
(Score: 1, Redundant) by Lagg on Saturday June 14 2014, @01:01AM
Because the movies made available for people too impatient to wait for a DVD release to do their downloading are known for their popularity and quality as it is right? I'm sure that google glass with its tiny little lens and quite possibly worse resolution than a smartphone will result in a great boon of cam videos!
Granted, it'd make for a pretty good simulation of going to a theater. The person wearing it moving their head around a lot. Plastic wrapping sounds everywhere, people talking (which I'm sure would be just so crystal clear with glass' tiny little mic.) and the actual movie only being 3/4s in frame.
Yes I know this is dripping with sarcasm but really even though I don't care for glass at all and think it's an overhyped and overpriced piece of crap some of these companies' reactions are just silly.
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