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http://digg.com/movies/Help_Fight_Draconian_Zero_Tolerance_Piracy_Laws_and_Boycott_Regal_Cinemas --- http://www.freeculturenyu.org/2007/08/08/boycott-regal-cinemas/ Free Culture @ NYU is joining the call<http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/08/02/boycott-regal-cinemas-teen-arrested-for-recording-20-second-movie-clip/>for a chain wideboycott of Regal Cinemas over their draconian punishment of a 19 year-old girl caught taping 20 seconds of the Transformers film.* We demand that Regal Cinemas drop all charges against Jhannet Sejas, and that the entertainment group issue a full apology to the teen.* >From a recent Washington Post article<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/01/AR2007080102398.html>on Jhannet's arrest: "I was terrified," said Sejas, her voice breaking. "I was crying. I've never been in trouble before." She said the assistant manager of the theater saw her holding up the Canon Power Shot<http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Canon+Digital+Cameras?tid=informline>and reported it to the general manager, who called police. Sejas said she had no intention of selling the 20-second film clip. She just wanted to show it to her 13-year-old brother, who had said he wanted to see the movie. She was shocked when the officers showed up. Sejas faces up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500 when she goes to trial this month in the July 17 incident. Arlington<http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Arlington?tid=informline>police spokesman John Lisle<http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/John+Lisle?tid=informline>said it was the decision of Regal Cinemas Ballston Common 12 to prosecute the case, a first for Arlington police. While the question of whether or not Jhannet's Transformers clip counts as fair use <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Use> (it is our opinion that it does, as it is private, non-commercial use of an unsubstantial portion of the original), there is another question we should be asking, and that is whether or not we should be patronizing a corporation that insists on pressing charges against someone who is clearly not the intended target of anti-piracy laws. Regal Cinemas should be ashamed of itself and its silly zero-tolerance policy. Here's a list of Regal Cinemas in New York City that you should not patronize: Regal Union Square Stadium 14 850 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 247 W. 42nd St., New York, NY 10036 Regal Battery Park Stadium 11 102 North End Ave., New York, NY 10281 UA 64th St and 2nd Ave 1210 Second Ave., New York, NY 10021 UA East 85th St 1629 First Ave., New York, NY 10028 UA Court Street Stadium 12 108 Court St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 UA Kaufman Astoria Stadium 14 35-30 38th St., Astoria, NY 11101 Regal Atlas Park Stadium 8 80-28 Cooper Avenue, Glendale, NY 11385 UA Brandon Cinemas 70-20 Austin St., Forest Hills, NY 11375 UA Midway Stadium 9 108-22 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, NY 11375 UA Sheepshead Bay Stadium 14 3907 Shore Pkwy., Brooklyn, NY 11235 UA Staten Island Stadium 16 2474 Forest Ave., Staten Island, NY 10303 UA Hylan Plaza 5 107 Mill Road, Staten Island, NY 10306 Click here <http://www.fandango.com/theaterlistings.aspx?pn=1&location=> for a page where you can find Regal Cinemas in your area. We wish Jhannet the best of luck in defending herself against Regal Cinemas and hope that the chain will soon realize how inappropriate and sadistic its actions were. Thanks and good luck! Fred Benenson President, Free Culture @ NYU
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