Yes, I was at that the Regal Cinema in Dublin, CA to see IJ4 with the family and both saw the signs and noticed some short dropouts. The dropouts weren't any worse than the usual interruptions from chatty folks in the audience.

Alas, this kind of "anti-piracy theatre" (ala "security theatre") is just the thing to annoy the people paying all that money to go see movies at the theaters in the first place. It certainly hasn't made any dent in the speed of the movie being pirated.

I hate to say it but I get the feeling there's a class-action lawsuit in there somewhere for a motivate law firm. Not that that is going to help viewers any.

An important point that is missing from the SaveOurTacoTrucks discussion is the fact that these trucks (and the ice cream trucks and other "street" vendors) are a very visible example of entrepreneurship that is conceivable to many would-be entrepreneurs.

While these aren't as sexy as the technology startups, in many ways this level of startup is a more important part of the spectrum precisely because it's achievable by such a large portion of people.

Re: HAYDUKE'S complaint

So, increase the fines for the ones being irresponsible. There's already laws about things like littering and parking in a red zone -- try enforcing them.