Jul. 10th, 2006

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I just saw the following bit on Slashdot:

Cutting out the Naughty Bits Ruled Illegal

    An anonymous reader writes "Some of you may recall the lawsuit brought by several Hollywood directors against companies which edit movies for sex, language, and violence. The companies would trade consumers an off-the-shelf DVD for an edited one. Well, the CBC is reporting that Judge Richard P. Matsch has found that this practice violates US copyright law, and 'decreed on Thursday in Denver, Colo., that sanitizing movies to delete content that may offend some people is an "illegitimate business." [...] The judge also praised the motives of the Hollywood studios and directors behind the suit, ordering the companies that provide the service to hand over their inventories.


So this has me wondering If it is Illeagal to "sanitize" these movies for DVD distribution why then isn't it illegal to do so via broadcast distribution... (Whoops there goes seeing the movies in "Prime Time" on TV)....

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