The Google Glass officially went on the market in the United Kingdom earlier this month, and it has already been banned in cinemas due to a fear among movie theater staff that the device will be used to record bootleg copies of films.

In the United States, the Google Glass is no stranger to controversy. So far, the device has been the reason for traffic tickets, and has even gotten individuals kicked out of restaurants – achievements made more impressive by the fact that the Google Glass still is not publicly available in the U.S.

In the U.K., meanwhile, where the Glass has finally made its way to general consumers, the controversy is just getting underway. According to a report from TorrentFreak.com, the wearable tech device has officially been banned from all local cinemas. To be fair, movie theaters were probably always going to be one of the first types of establishments to say no to the Google Glass. The device has a camera that users can switch on without anyone knowing it, which makes it ideal for illegally recording films.

The movie industry has been fighting against this type of piracy for a decade now, but their efforts seem largely futile: “cam” copies of new films are becoming more and more common among online torrent sites. While these copies are understandably low in quality, they still offer full versions of new films in such a way that downloaders can view those films without paying to see them in a movie theater.

The primary concern with the Google Glass has been its ability to infringe upon the privacy of others. The Glass allows users to film or photograph subjects without any of the usual visual tells of such photograph, making it ideal for spying. U.K. cinemas, though, are less concerned about privacy and more concerned about theft, and have begun asking moviegoers to stow their Glass devices in bags prior to entering the theater.