It was announced today that the Motion Picture Association of America has expanded its efforts to kill the internet--and all the intelligent, tech-savvy and well-read citizens that make use of it. As if P2P networks weren't enough, a file exchange protocol that has vast uses aside from copyright infringement, now the MPAA is focusing its efforts on Torrent search engines--torrent files being yet another file exchange protocol initially created for quick transfer of information. The last time I checked, the Digital Millenium Copyright Act specifically limits the liability of internet service providers and the like. Torrent search engines...uh...search the internet. They search for links to content that's nowhere near their engine servers. Boo to killing the messenger, MPAA! In your efforts to rip away the freedom that the internet provides, you must have missed that age-old saying. I'd give you a link to a website that defines it, but I'm afraid their webmaster would get a cease and desist order. BOO!!
In other MPAA news, "Boo to that shit" received an exclusive on this afternoon's press releases. Later today, the MPAA will announce the release of a special edition MPAA RFID chip. The devices will be distributed to movie theaters across the globe where they will then be implanted in an estimated 95% of movie-goers. The chips have apparently been tested on employees at each of the eight studios the MPAA represents. "The RFID program has been a great success. With minimal discomfort, and in some cases, total oblivion, the test group of studio employees has all been fitted with the device. The information obtained thus far has been astounding," said head douchebag, Chairmen and CEO of the MPAA, Dan Glickman. With the specially modified chips, the MPAA can monitor internet use and nail copyright infringers before they even have a chance to enjoy what they've stolen. The chips are expected to be in a theater near you by the end of 2006.
