Maybe they shouldn’t have revealed this?
“The Optical Media Board (OMB) said on Wednesday, June 25, that cinemas are now using night vision goggles (NVGs) to detect illegal camcorders in cinemas,” reports ABS-CBNnews.com.
OMB Chairman Ronnie Ricketts explained that “expert teams will be fitted with NVGs and stationed in strategic places in theaters to swiftly detect anyone who will attempt to illegally record a movie.”
The report said that “apart from the employment of NVG teams, the OMB regularly deploys agents to conduct routine inspections of theaters.”
The report also noted: “The Anti-Camcording Act of 2010 prohibits unauthorized use of audio-visual recording devices for unauthorized recording of cinematographic films or any audio-visual work to distribute and/or exhibit. Violators shall be charged a fine worth PHP50,000 to PHP750,000 (US$1,000 to US$17,000) and will face imprisonment of a minimum of six months and one day to six years and one day.”
