Home Theater Regulations.

Check out this article.. apparently some lobby group wants to sanction all theaters, including the one you have at home. If you have a television larger than 29" and stereo sound with at least two comfortable chairs (movie theater chairs arent all that comfy though) these guys think you should pay a fee in order to allow friends to come over and watch.

"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"