A kick in the ass to censors!

[Runcible Spoon]

"Sanitizing movies on DVD or VHS tape violates federal copyright laws, and several companies that scrub films must turn over their inventory to Hollywood studios, an appeals judge ruled.

Editing movies to delete objectionable language, sex and violence is an “illegitimate business” that hurts Hollywood studios and directors who own the movie rights, said U.S District Judge Richard P. Matsch in a decision released Thursday in Denver.

“Their (studios and directors) objective . . . is to stop the infringement because of its irreparable injury to the creative artistic expression in the copyrighted movies,” the judge wrote. “There is a public interest in providing such protection.”

Matsch ordered the companies named in the suit, including CleanFlicks, Play It Clean Video and CleanFilms, to stop “producing, manufacturing, creating” and renting edited movies. The businesses also must turn over their inventory to the movie studios within five days of the ruling."<end snip>

more...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13784889/

[helderheid]

1. Woohoo! I cringe every time I pass a "Clean Flicks"

[Runcible Spoon]

2. lol. I remember our poor Wal-Marts having a shit fit when...

Brokeback came out on DVD:

Wal-Mart marketing exec #1: "BUT BUT BUT it's about gays...gay COWBOYS!"

Wal-Mart marketing exec #2: "BUT BUT BUT there's money to be made!"

Wal-Mart marketing exec #3: "George! George! I killed the puppy George! Can I hava cookie?"

Wal-Mart marketing exec #4: "God loves capitalism. We'll sell the movie. ONE cookie, Lenny"

[Kutjara]

3. Me too! I even once thought about...

...starting up a company called "Filthy Flicks," where I'd take wholesome, family-oriented movies and add loads of gratuitous swearing and sexual references. It would certainly make sitting through "Uncle Buck" and the remake of "Miracle on 34th Street" a lot more bearable.

[Runcible Spoon]

4. LOL but fundies have no sense of humor.

case in point: Jack Flick going apeshit over "Dysfunctional Family Circus". RIP DFC :cry:

[MADem]

8. Now THAT is an opportunity for some YOUTUBE denizen

I'm thinking "Bells of Saint Mary's" and "Going My Way" and a host of uplifting films from the old days....imagine how hideous you could make "Kindergarten Cop" or "Sleepless in Seattle!"

[Runcible Spoon]

10. or Robot Chicken..

I love the lampooning on that show

[Richard Steele]

5. Good. These people are scum with no respect for other peoples property.

I hope a nice civil suit hits them for every nickel
they ever made off of this criminal enterprise.

[Runcible Spoon]

7. imagine "Closer" without sex....

it would be like a 2 hour episode of Friends. Or "Indecent Proposal"...it would be like:

RObert Redford: "I'll pay you $1M to um, have dinner with your wife"
Woody Harrelson: "Um, OK, but this IS Demi Moore, you realize. OK whatever, it's your money"

[niccolos_smile]

12. Imagine Fellini's "Satyricon" without sex...

:wow:

[Runcible Spoon]

14. LOL and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[StClone]

6. New documentary "This Film is Not Yet Rated" drew raves

At the Sundance Film Festival

PARK CITY, Utah - Since 1968, the MPAA Code and Ratings Administration has been an anonymous group enforcing secret guidelines on almost all movies seeking release in America. The difference between its R and NC-17 ratings can mean life or death for a movie. A rating can be appealed -- to another anonymous group, also with guidelines that are never made clear. The board's founder and great defender, Jack Valenti, explained for years that the movie raters were "ordinary parents" with young children, trying to advise other parents on how appropriate movies might be for younger viewers.

More at: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060126/FILMFESTIVALS05/60126002/-1/FILMFESTIVALS

[Runcible Spoon]

9. wow sounds fascinating!

I'll have to def. check it out.

[niccolos_smile]

11. Just finished reading an article on Current.org

The article was about PBS now covering up the mouth of anyone who swears, not just bleeping the word, so that you can't read their lips, because they're afraid of FCC fines.

Ridiculous.

[Runcible Spoon]

13. PBS can kiss my ass. I once loved and donated...

I am so pissed that everyone there just rolled over and accepted the new neocon line in the sand!

[niccolos_smile]

15. I've been reading "The Republican Noise Machine"

First, fascinating book.

Second, I am currently reading about the "conservative" attack on PBS. It's really amazing how they set out to destroy objectivity in the name of balance.

BTW, thanks for the welcome.

[dorkulon]

17. Nice article on GOP takeover of PBS

http://www.buffalobeast.com/88/tomlinson.htm

[mcscajun]

16. A fantastic decision. I know we haven't heard the end of this

as the parties involved will no doubt appeal the decision.

But DAMN! It feels good. :) They've had this coming to them for a long time, in the category of: "Just WHO the HELL do you think you ARE???"