If it's your job to stop people pirating movies, and you spend every waking hour bringing the full force of the law to bear on people who do, you really should be very careful not to get caught making pirating DVDs yourself.
The MPAA is leading the Hollywood charge against pirates and for tougher digital rights management. It also runs the US rating system. It views films and allocates ratings according to content - G for general audiences, PG for parental guidance.
That was how it got its hands on a copy of "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" - a documentary about how the MPAA rates movies by Kirby Dick.
Dick specifically asked the MPAA not to make any copies of his film and was assured by an MPAA representative that "the confidentiality of your film... is our first priority. Your film is in good hands".
But on Monday the MPAA admitted it had made a copy of the film claiming that because their staff were the subject of the film, they were not technically breaking copyright law.
An MPAA spokeswoman told the LA Times "We made a copy of Kirby's movie because it had implications for our employees." She added that the film was now "locked away" and no further copies were being made".
Here's where we would insert the "MPAA making an Ass. of themselves" gag. But instead we just decided to display our utter contempt for this blatant hypocracy in old fashioned newspaper sty-lee by displaying their logo upside down. That'll show 'em.
Nowt to do with the story per se, but the British equivalent of the MPAA is the BBFC. I walked noticed their office in Soho the other day - it's a bit cold and uninviting. I believe this makes it unsuitable for small children and rate it a PG.
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