[supercat]

If the media in question were physically alterable, such as videocasette or motion picture film, I would think the First Sale doctrine would protect CleanFilms if they physically altered copies of the films they rented, since once they purchase such copies they are theirs to do with as they see fit.

The proper solution would be for a company to sell DVD players that could accept open-format "edit lists". I think there was legislation awhile ago to explicitly allow for such, though I don't know what happened to it.

[durasell]

Read this paragraph in the story. It should clear it up:

"CleanFlicks produces and distributes sanitized copies of Hollywood films on DVD by burning edited versions of movies onto blank discs. The scrubbed films are sold over the Internet and to video stores."

You ain't allowed to make copies to sell.