Regulation of Holo Screens?

The implications of holo screens in the setting are startling.<br /><br />Just imagine their use by paparazzi to obtain holo images of celebrities doing embarassing things.<br /><br />Politicians to first embarass and then kill an opponent's chances in an election.<br /><br />Or a challenger who stages a poorly done holo impersonation of himself so that he can accuse the incumbent of having played dirty in the election process.<br /><br />Or the police impersonator.<br /><br />Rape and assault.<br /><br />I think most civilized planets will have statues regulating the use and ownership of holo screens. Making it a serious crime to use one in the commission of a crime or to impersonate someone. <br /><br />Naturally, the manufacturer's of a holoscreen will put explicit statements on the packaging that it is for entertainment purposes only or for costuming purposes. <br /><br />On the other hand their use in theater would have some impact. Imagine Blue Man group performers not having to scrub all that make up off thier faces and hands after a performance or performers being able to effect quick changes with one actor playing several parts in the play every time he enters the stage he's another character. <br /><br />Image the guy who outfits his vehicle with a holo screen and drives with it in invisibility mode, only a matter of time till there is an accident. Or he switches on the ambulance screen to get traffic to move out of his way. <br /><br />Bottom line is that since this tech can be used to such social evil, societies in the Frontier will have to regulate it.<br /><br />1. militias searching a merchant vessel might find illegal hole screen disks, they're easy to transport and hide and will have a high value thus smuggling them will be very tempting.<br /><br />2. plot hook: captive escapes her kidnapper's house and makes off with his holo screen equipped vehicle. In her desparation she doesn't realize that she activated the screen and she crashes with the PC's vehicle. Her desparate pleas tug at the moral heart strings of the PCs. This could be a plot hook, red herring, or simply a side trek because not all of the regular players showed up for the game that night.<br /><br />3. PCs are hired to investigate mystery. the technician PC must analyze video footage and prove or disprove the use of a holoscreen by the important personage on the video footage. Why was he set up and who wants to harm him in this way?