Edinburgh International Film Festival Bans Camera Phones

Apparently the EIFF has decided that Camera Phones are a viable way for nasty people to make recordings of films in the Cinema, and so they've banned them from screenings. If you have ever seen the quality of the video taken by a camera phone you'll know that the quality is so low (typically 320x120) that is pretty much unwatchable, and totally un-enjoyable.

This action seems to be a pretty cynical attempt to protect their copyright from a technique which (probably) no one would use. Any copy that a real thief would use would result in a much higher quality (and hence more valuable) copy. So they'll take your phone (and probably make you indemnify them for loss/damage) for no good reason.