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MPAA is not the entity that either distributes or licenses the movies for distribution, so they have nothing to do with it. The players that make those kinds o
by kkowalczyk 15y ago
MPAA is not the entity that either distributes or licenses the movies for distribution, so they have nothing to do with it.
The players that make those kinds of decisions are:
a) distributors/sellers like Google, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu
b) owners of the content that license this content to distributors (i.e. movie studios, tv networks etc.)
A decision like that might have been made by a distributor, out of their own volition, or forced on the distributor by a content owner via contract.
- zinkem 15y ago>MPAA is not the entity that either distributes or licenses the movies for distribution, so they have nothing to do with it. Who do you think "b" is? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_of_America http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_of_A...
- jessedhillon 15y agoYes the MPAA doesn't distribute the licenses, but no that doesn't mean they have nothing to do with it. They influence under what conditions content can be played on a device. Consider the case of CableCARD, where a device manufacturer has to have their hardware and OS certified before they will be allowed to make a device and distribute drivers for it. A consortium of cable providers enforces that requirement, but ultimately, content producers are the ones demanding these restrictions (like the various copy restriction flags).