Overview

• Art collective MSCHF has launched ASCII Theater, a project that streams a different movie every day in ASCII format for free via Command Prompt or Terminal.
• Movies such as Barbie, Pulp Fiction, The Shining, and others are being shown in ASCII form, with no audio but with subtitles.
• MSCHF's director of marketing, Matt Steiner, stated that the ASCII Theater will continue until it is forced to shut down due to legal action.
• Copyright law experts suggest that the project may infringe upon copyright laws, as it could be considered a derivative work, which is protected by copyright.
• However, some argue that the damages to film studios may be minimal, as MSCHF is not charging viewers and each film is only broadcast for 24 hours.