Jackson1647545504 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/01/21/google-glass-at-easton-theater.html A Hilliard man’s trip to the movies on Saturday night was cut short because of his eyewear: Google Glass. The 35-year-old Glass wearer said he was yanked out of a showing of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit at the AMC Theater at Easton Town Center by two Homeland Security agents who thought he might be making a bootleg copy. He said he was questioned for two hours on the suspicion that he was recording the movie on Google Glass, a wearable, voice-activated computer that features a thumbnail-size transparent display above the right eye. In retrospect, he said in an interview with The Dispatch yesterday, “I realize it’s stupid to have a device with a camera pointed at the screen. But I didn’t even think of it, because I don’t use Google Glass to record other people." He asked that his name not be used because he is interviewing for a new job. He had added prescription lenses to the computer-in-eyeglass device a few weeks ago, he said. He wears the lenses all the time and had worn them to the Easton theater before without being questioned. On Saturday, however, about an hour into the show, someone official-looking flashed a badge and told him to come along, he said. He was questioned by the agents, a man and a woman, in a downstairs office. He said he was asked who he was working for and how many computers he had at home. They took his work and personal cellphones and wallet and asked why he was recording the movie. “I said, ‘Want me to prove I’m not recording the movie? It’s very easy,’” he said. He pointed out the USB port on Glass where the device can be plugged into a computer for review. He told the agents, “There’s nothing but pictures of my wife and my dog on it.” He said he was able to leave after 11 p.m. when his questioners finally plugged the device into a computer and saw nothing of interest. Khaalid Walls, a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed in an email yesterday that special agents with the agency’s Homeland Security Investigations “briefly interviewed a man suspected of using an electronic recording device to record a film.” ICE Homeland Security Investigations is responsible, in part, for combating piracy and counterfeit goods. Other “local authorities” also were involved, Walls said. He would not say how long the questioning lasted. The man voluntarily answered questions, and no further action was taken, Walls said. Ryan Noonan, an AMC spokesman, said the Motion Picture Association of America was at the Easton theater last weekend when the Glass wearer was spotted. The association representative asked Homeland Security to investigate whether the man was illegally recording the film, Noonan said. “While we’re huge fans of technology and innovation, wearing a device that has the capability to record video is not appropriate at the movie theater,” Noonan said. The Hilliard man said he has had Glass since November as part of Google’s Explorer program. About 30,000 people have been testing the technology before it becomes widely available this year. He said he paid $1,500 for the device and $600 more for prescription lenses. It’s not the first time a Glass wearer has been in trouble with authorities. A California woman was ticketed for wearing Glass while driving in October. A traffic court threw out the citation last week, saying there was no way to prove that the device was in operation as she drove. The MPAA representative told the Hilliard man that the Easton theater has had problems with movie piracy, and the association expected that Shadow Recruit might be a likely target. An MPAA spokesman said in an email that the association has seen no proof that Glass is a significant threat that could result in content theft. For his trouble, the Glass wearer was given four free passes to a future movie, though that’s not what he was looking for after hours of questioning. “‘I’m sorry. We were wrong. Please accept our apologies’ would have meant a lot more,” he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Fucking assholes... From another article... "About an hour into the movie," Columbus-based Tiberiu Ungureanu told The Gadgeteer, "a guy comes near my seat, shoves a badge that had some sort of a shield on it, yanks the Google Glass off my face and says, 'follow me outside immediately.'" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Dude is a dumb ass for even wearing them into the theater. It'd be like me taking in a movie camera and not using it, of course I'm going to get escorted out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 It'd be like me taking in a movie camera and not using it, of course I'm going to get escorted out! When you go to the movies, do you leave your cellphone in the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 When you go to the movies, do you leave your cellphone in the car? Nope but its in my pocket, not strapped to my forehead. But i do see your point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli1647545497 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Precedent coming quickly, these will be on everyone's faces in the not too distant future. They'll be allowed in theatres. They'll be allowed everywhere. Perscriptions. also, I will develop "I see your boobies" app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodus Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 provided the price is right i'd like to pick up a pair, only because I am an early adopter. Also, should the FBI be focusing on real crime rather than some dude with a camera on his forehead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 This shit is getting stupid. People are overreacting. What a surprise.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 well Im glad our tax dollars are hard at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoticGaming Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 He should have been asked to come out of the theater and then explained to why. Then they would have to Prove what they were saying was true. Oh wait, I forgot, your guilty until proven innocent now...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Can they really put hands on you and do what ever they want? Reason #3657 to not go to the movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 He was illegally detained and questioned. Why has no one brought this up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 He was illegally detained and questioned. Why has no one brought this up? Its ok, rights are subject to change depending on how the .gov feels they need enforced. Price and participation may vary depending on narrative being pushed, see local officials for details. Rights not valid in NY, CA, NJ, and most liberal states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Its ok, rights are subject to change depending on how the .gov feels they need enforced. Price and participation may vary depending on narrative being pushed, see local officials for details. Rights not valid in NY, CA, NJ, and most liberal states. I wish you were a liar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Until these things are widely available and people are more familiar with them, I wouldn't wear it in places like a movie or where people would suspect some fuckery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airwg2189 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Everyone has a fucking smartphone nowadays capable of recording video, yet nobody gets stopped for having one. Fuck the MPAA, they're just looking for a fight out of spite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 ICE, part of Homeland Security, is the enforcement arm of the MPAA. Just let that sink in for a moment. The agency specifically created under the guise of combating terrorists, detains and harasses (likely illegally) a man wearing a tech-forward, yet fashionably objectionable accessory, that is functionally analogue to the phones in everybody else's pockets/purses. Nevermind those who may be wearing smart-watches. Not asked to leave, or remove the device. Gestapo interrogation, for hours. Because our terrorists, are now on the government dime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwohio Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I bet his dude is one of those guys that wore the bluetooth in his ear everywhere he went too, before he got the 'glass' ...... He was just 'CLOSING DEALS!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I bet his dude is one of those guys that wore the bluetooth in his ear everywhere he went too, before he got the 'glass' ...... He was just 'CLOSING DEALS!' Someone's jelly he didn't get invited to glass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsey Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I bet his dude is one of those guys that wore the bluetooth in his ear everywhere he went too, before he got the 'glass' ...... He was just 'CLOSING DEALS!' http://www.bettyopolis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ABC.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybe Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 http://www.bettyopolis.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ABC.jpg I was givin him a run and he blew it. Okay? To a question like what is the firm minimum, the answer is zero. You don't like the idea, don't pick up a single share. But this putz is tellin me you know, uhh, 100 shares? Wrong answer! No! You have to be closing all the time. And be aggressive, learn how to push! Talk to 'em. Ask 'em questions... ask 'em rhetorical questions, it doesn't matter, anything, just get a yes out of 'em. If you're drowning and I throw you a life jacket would you grab it? Yes! Good. Pick up 200 shares I won't let you down. Ask them how they'd like to see thirty, forty percent returns. What are they gonna say, no? Fuck you? I don't wanna see those returns. Stop laughing, it's not funny. If you can't learn how to close, you better start thinkin about another career. And I am deadly serious about that. Dead fuckin serious. And have your rebuttals ready, guy says call me tommorrow? Bullshit! Somebody tells you th-they money problems about buyin 200 shares is lying to you. You know what I say to that? I say, hey look, man, tell me you don't like my firm, tell me you don't like my idea, tell me you don't like my fuckin neck tie, but don't tell me you can't put together 2,500 bucks. ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Everyone has a fucking smartphone nowadays capable of recording video, yet nobody gets stopped for having one. Fuck the MPAA, they're just looking for a fight out of spite. Not defending the authorities' actions, but you're only half right. Cell phone stays in pocket, no issues. Someone sees you with your phone up near your face? Probably gonna get asked to put it away or leave the theater. Definitely an overreaction, but the comparisons to cell phones' capabilities need to take into account the fact that if someone looked like they COULD be recording with a cell phone, they would be escorted out as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC K9 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Am I being detained? OK, I want a lawyer. End of discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I went to a premier once and there were dudes with night vision goggles looking into the seating area watching out for bootleggers.. Kind of creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Two parties in the wrong IMO. Him and security. Do dumb shit like this, have dumb shit happenTo you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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