Will Cinemas Ban Google Glass Wearers?

AMC Theaters, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently joined forces to nab an Ohio moviegoer who was wearing a pair of prescription Google Glasses while watching a movie.

Pulled out of his seat while the movie was playing, the stunned patron was detained and interrogated by DHS agents.  A spokesperson for AMC told the Hollywood Reporter that the theater Manager contacted the MPAA, which, in turn, contacted the DHS.  The victim told DHS agents that his Google Glass was off but he needed to wear them as they were prescription glasses.  After questioning the hapless moviegoer it was found that he had not been trying to pirate the movie.

A statement issued by the MPAA stated, "it seems that in this particular case no such activity was discovered".  Seems?  The DHS also issued a statement, "we briefly interviewed a man suspected of using an electronic recording device at the AMC Theater in Columbus, Ohio. It was confirmed that the suspected device was also a pair of prescription eye glasses in which the recording function had been inactive."  The moviegoer-victim (whose name was withheld) was given 4 AMC movie passes for his trouble.

CMG's TAKE

AMC (Dumb), MPAA (Dumber), DHS (Dumbest).  What are these people doing?  This whole, three stooge farce must have set a new record as the fastest time a business, trade association, and government agency ever worked together.  Where they waiting around, with nothing to do, until they got a call that some mastermind was trying to record a movie using a pair of Google Glasses? Doesn't the DHS have anything better to do?  Anyone with an ounce of sense should know that downloading a first-run movie via YouTube would be tagged and automatically closed-down by Google.