I wish this were an atricle from the Onion, but it's not:
"The MPAA defines a home theater as any home with a television larger than 29" with stereo sound and at least two comfortable chairs, couch, or futon. Anyone with a home theater would need to pay a $50 registration fee with the MPAA or face fines up to $500,000 per movie shown."
The MPAA went on, stating, "Just because you buy a DVD to watch at home doesn't give you the right to invite friends over to watch it too. That's a violation of copyright and denies us the revenue that would be generated from DVD sales to your friends. Ideally we expect each viewer to have their own copy of the DVD, but we realize that isn't always feasible. The registration fee is a fair compromise."
Sorry, I'm going to have to charge you to come to our house and watch a movie with us. But the good news is, we'll throw the popcorn in for free and let you drink beer in our house.
Update: Dan pointed out in the comments that the story is from a satire site much like, but not, The Onion. I guess I got duped. Oh well. It's pretty funny, I guess.