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On 8/8/07, Fred Benenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Free Culture.org, > > Click here to help publicize this story: > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >
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