Sanitizing movie content = illegal

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some of you may remember this thread:

Sanitizing Hollywood, one DVD at a time

the gist of it: Christian groups have been taking popular movies and "sanitizing" them of "offensive material" and repackaging them as "christian friendly" so as to not offend their customer's sensitive natures (gore-porn the Passion of christ being the exception naturally)

well that practice of editing hollywood films has been deemed illegal:

CBC said:
Deleting swearing, sex and violence from films on DVD or VHS violates copyright laws, a U.S. judge has ruled in a decision that could end controversial sanitizing done for some video-rental chains, cable services and the internet.

The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit brought by 16 U.S. directors — including Steven Spielberg, Robert Redford and Martin Scorsese — against three Utah-based companies that "scrub" films.

Judge Richard P. Matsch decreed on Thursday in Denver, Colo., that sanitizing movies to delete content that may offend some people is an "illegitimate business."
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http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/07/09/film-scrubbing-ruling.html

good to see them stand up for their creative rights. They should make their own movies rather than trying to censor other people's work
 
CptStern said:
some of you may remember this thread:

Sanitizing Hollywood, one DVD at a time

the gist of it: Christian groups have been taking popular movies and "sanitizing" them of "offensive material" and repackaging them as "christian friendly" so as to not offend their customer's sensitive natures (gore-porn the Passion of christ being the exception naturally)

well that practice of editing hollywood films has been deemed illegal:




http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/07/09/film-scrubbing-ruling.html

good to see them stand up for their creative rights. They should make their own movies rather than trying to censor other people's work
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Agreed 110%
 
sometimes I want to know

who is "ofended" by violence is movies?
is not real
*scene where someone get a shot in the head and blood comes out*"omfg I am offended!"
 
Yeah, just saw this on the news this morning. Pretty interesting and definitely the right way to go. The point of cleaning up these films is fricking silly anyway--that's why we have ratings!!
 
AiM said:
Agreed 110%
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But can you imagine the shit they'd churn out?

"This summer, Morgan Freeman, Jeane Claude Van Damme, and Ms. Piggy, take on the forces of Sin using the power of... God!
With Morgan Freeman as Moses, and Van Damme as Jesus.
This time, Jesus is back for good. And he's very, very cross"
"Bible bashers two! This summer on channel 339"
 
This summer, he's back, and he's ready to cast the first stone.
 
I'd watch that. Any movie with a frenchman as christ is bound to be declared sacreligious.
 
If they don't like the movies, they shouldn't watch them. Go watch the Kirk Cameron Left Behind movies if you feel so inclined, don't mess with other people's work.
 
oh my, my mom's not going to be happy about this. It was one of her favorite ideas....Also, our sociology teacher used to rent out edited movies so she could show them in school. Pretty idiotic if you ask me. Good job courts for upholding creative rights.
 
I can't believe it was ever allowed in the first place. Editing someone else's copyrighted work without their permission and then selling it for a profit ... ridiculous.

It's also good news on the creative front. There's plenty of watered down entertainment for good christian folk, they don't need our movies.
 
I find it pretty ironic the spielberg would get all angry about it, he's the one who edited all the guns into walky talkies in E.T.
 
yes but self censorship is (somewhat) better than 3rd party censorship
 
And it was his film, so technically, he should be allowed to do whatever he wants with it( even though SS and Lucas are slowly turning their films into crap).

Hilarious jesus action figure commercial *bookmarked*
 
I was thinking that the main problem is not so much the sanitising of it, but more from the profiting from selling the sanatized versions.

Both a problem though.
 
I'm so glad, everytime I watch a good movie on network television, It's always crappy because they edit it, for example yesterday, American Pie: Band Camp was on TBS, and there was no swearing, no nudity, no nothing... it was a crappy movie without that stuff.
 
CptStern said:
They should make their own movies rather than trying to censor other people's work
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Propagantastic!
It's bad enough they make "museums", let alone "films". Not that I'd have to watch them, natch.
 
Yeah, no christian group should ever take part in censorship.
 
CptStern said:
think positively. Gives us more opportunities to redicule
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HI-larious.
Personally, if I were a theist attempting to construct a valid argument as to the existence of God, the form and functionality of bananas isn't exacty where I'd start.
Besides, what about coconuts? Do they testify to God's creative genius?

"Well, you see their hairy husk means the human hand can grasp onto its cumbersome, yet devinely-created shape. The thick, durable shell means that we can exercise our muscles as we smash them against rocks, in an attempt to get to the sweet, sweet nectar inside. Also, after consumption, we can use husk to make wigs, scarves and thatched rooves and the shells to make useful items like cups, buckets and churches. Yes, the coconut is an all-round work of divine genius."
 
A lot of famous people on this planet are the proofs against 'intelligent' design.
 
Haha. If I was intelligently designed, what's this tailbone thingy for? It's perfect for being the bone of a tail I don't have!
 
Jintor, the tailbone is an antenna tuned to the divine frequency of God...
 
In an intelligently designed world, we'd be God.

Well, from our perspective, anyway.
 
99.vikram said:
Jintor, the tailbone is an antenna tuned to the divine frequency of God...
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Near the gluteous maximus though? Is that the transmitter of God's word?
Does God talk out of our arses?
 
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