OK, here we go again. First of all, I put my newspaper/book down and out of courtesy watch the briefing despite the fact it's my 100th flight on the exact same type with the exact same company. So, I fully agree with the sentiments above. However, playing Devil's Advocate, there is, to my knowledge, no LEGAL requirement for a passenger to a) watch the safety briefing or b) refrain from talking. If it were so, it should be clearly displayed in the contract of carriage. Consequently, the RYR crew had no LEGAL recourse to throw the pax of the flight. I expect RYR will lose the case.