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To: Central Scrutiniser
What are you talking about?

This is based on a ruling by a "District" judge. It *will* be appealed to the 9th circuit and might go all the way to the SCOUTS. Even then, all congress has to do is rewrite the law.

Why are you so worked up about this? Hollywood isn't conservative. So why are you in their corner?
493 posted on 07/09/2006 1:35:51 PM PDT by rcocean (Copyright is theft and loved by Hollywood socialists)
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To: rcocean

Neither the Supreme Court or Congress will weaken U.S. copyright laws, which, by the way, are international.


497 posted on 07/09/2006 1:39:10 PM PDT by durasell (!)
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To: rcocean
Why are you so worked up about this? Hollywood isn't conservative. So why are you in their corner

Are you saying that its ok to break the law just because you are a conservative and they are liberal? The law is the law, not open to liberal vs conservative arguments, you don't get that. The supreme court won't even hear this case, its cut and dried. Some conservative you are, you want congress to write more laws based on your emotions? Pathetic

500 posted on 07/09/2006 1:46:09 PM PDT by Central Scrutiniser ("You can't really dust for vomit.")
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To: rcocean

It's simply a matter of intellectual property. If you were to produce a movie, you would likely copyright it. No one could change that movie without your permission, at least not for public distribution or sale. Perhaps you'd give permission to some outlets to make changes in your film if it would be to your advantage. If there was a TV outlet offering you big bucks to air your film, but they were worried about a couple of scenes that might be offensive to some viewers, you might give them permission to edit out those scenes. But you could also refuse to allow the editing, and they could, in turn, simply refuse to buy the rights to air it.

It might be in the interest of film companies to produce edited versions of their films that are more family friendly. There are lots of films that have only one or two brief scenes that aren't family friendly. I recently read a Roger Ebert review of PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES in which he noted that the film's R rating came from a single scene where the F word is used repeatedly. Take that scene out, or dub in a less provocative word, and you essentially have a G movie.

But the point is, it's up to the owner of any copyrighted film to make that decision. I can't take a copyrighted film and chop out the bad words and then offer it for sale as a family friendly product WITHOUT the permission of the copyright owner.

I own lots of old movies on DVD that contain scenes which liberals would probably like to edit out. I've even heard liberals gripe that the scene in GODFATHER PART II where abortion is described as unholy and evil should be chopped out.

I probably agree with you on the nature of a lot of current Hollywood product. Yes, Hollywood tilts to the left, has an element that hates traditional American values, and is often vulgar and crude. But copyright law is neutral, and I can't, without owner's permission, sell an edited version of a film that offends me anymore than an atheist can sell an edited version of THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST.


507 posted on 07/09/2006 2:00:39 PM PDT by puroresu
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To: rcocean
Why are you so worked up about this? Hollywood isn't conservative. So why are you in their corner?

That's completely irrelevant. If Hollwood (taken in en toto as you seem to prefer) is indeed liberal, it doesn't matter. One isn't automatically wrong just because one is liberal anymore than one is automatically correct just because one professes conservatism. It doesn't work that way.

531 posted on 07/09/2006 2:41:01 PM PDT by Melas (Offending stupid people since 1963)
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To: rcocean
What are you talking about? This is based on a ruling by a "District" judge. It *will* be appealed to the 9th circuit and might go all the way to the SCOUTS.

This case is in the Colorado U.S. District Court, which is in the 10th Circuit, not the 9th. There was a similar suit (the one by Mel Gibson re: Passion of Christ) in one of the U.S. district courts in California. That case might have ended up before the 9th Circuit COA, but it was settled a few days ago.

590 posted on 07/09/2006 9:36:57 PM PDT by Sandy
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