Feds take action on film piracy

OTTAWA – Recording movies inside movie theatres will soon be illegal in Canada. “Canada’s new government is taking action to curb film piracy by bringing forward amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada. Piracy and mass copying of films has had a significant and direct impact on the entire film industry, including producers, directors, actors and creators,” said the Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, in a press release. Right now, it's only sort of illegal to record a movie from your seat in the theatre. However, while the theatre owners normally have policies against such...