Microsoft Patent Lets Hollywood Watch You with Camera

[jonnyhuk2]

Someone, a real person, a human being actually came up with this idea and thought it was good. They then went to a meeting, a board group, discussion, whatever with lots of other people and they too all thought it was a good idea. Are all these people happy to be spied upon in their own homes? Not just them doing the spying on us? Maybe they all think they can have a secret backdoor that prevents them being watched or maybe they just get paid so much they really don't care about paying more so their pet dog can watch a film too?! And if one company gets away with it then it will become "acceptable" to be spied upon in your own home and every company will end up doing it.

 

[classzero]

Proves Microsoft is evil!

 

[john_4]

Black electrical tape comes to mind. MS is in bed with the FEDS and this is a cover story for FED aka Homeland Security gestapo types to watch you. MS has been working with the FEDS/NSA for several generations of their OS now. My guess it to build in kernel level back doors for them.

 

[john_4]

[citation][nom]gti88[/nom]Nobody will use it. It is one of those ridiculous ideas that never come to life.[/citation]
Really, look how foolish the american voters are, we re-elected a Socialist who hates America for what she stands for and Israel.

 

[rosen380]

What if, hypothetically, instead of $4 per movie regardless of how many people are watching, it was something like $1 per person. If you are most commonly watching movies with three or fewer others, it won't actually cost you any more than what it'd cost now. If you watch a lot of movies alone or as a couple, you actually save a bit of money...?

 

[viridianpc]

For decades DVDs and Videos have had a prohibition against public screenings, or being displayed on oil rigs, or a whole host of venues that involve mass viewing. MS have hit on a way to potentially enforce that and patented it. Its unlikely to ever really see the light of day, but as a way to say, stop bars using domestic contracts to screen sports there are sound uses for it. Given how it may well be quite easily circumvented though and its reliance on being a universal feature of all media devices, seems like a non-starter.

 

[virtualban]

And they will also monitor if people will actually watch the ads as opposed to changing channels or moving away and doing something else...

 

[Guest]

Wow, Microsoft can go blam themselves for this one. Terrible.

 

[Guest]

[What if, hypothetically, instead of $4 per movie regardless of how many people are watching, it was something like $1 per person. If you are most commonly watching movies with three or fewer others, it won't actually cost you any more than what it'd cost now. If you watch a lot of movies alone or as a couple, you actually save a bit of money...?]

Everytime a company has invented an idea that seems not to be in public interest, you can bet that it will not benefit the public in any way. Thinking that just because someone invented an invasive technology would mean they will feel guilty and start charging less money from the common people is naive.

 

[scottiemedic]

Can we get a refund when the show/movie/whatever SUCKS like most crap on TV now???