[discostu]

And that's why we're a republic and not a democracy, sometimes the majority misses the larger issues, in this case copyright ownership. Once you open the door to anybody making an edit of a movie to remove what they consider to be offensive you've just destroyed the entire concept of copyright, no artist really owns anything they do anymore because it's all open to editing by anybody.

If there's a market for sanitized movies then let the copyright owners edit it and distribute that, along with their other special editions. It shouldn't be open to any seller.

[linda_22003]

Good explanation, and a good reason that Karl Rove will definitely NOT be listening or acting on this as a "family" issue.

[Hendrix]

"And that's why we're a republic and not a democracy, sometimes the majority misses the larger issues, in this case copyright ownership. Once you open the door to anybody making an edit of a movie to remove what they consider to be offensive you've just destroyed the entire concept of copyright, no artist really owns anything they do anymore because it's all open to editing by anybody."

I disagree. Once a person buys a product, that person can alter it in any way he or she wants. I can buy a new car and change every bolt on it if I want. I can even take my car to a store and hire them to alter it. I can buy a CD and change the music on it in any manner I want, for my own use. This does not change anything. It is really a silly argument to claim it does.

[lepton]

you've just destroyed the entire concept of copyright,

The entire concept of copyright is that it is easier and cheaper to duplicate a work than it is to come up with the work in the first place, and thus to encourage innovation, the original innovator's investment is protected from mass production of their works wherein they are not compensated. Buying and editing a work, where the originator is compensated for their product, and the editor compensated for their work, is entirely in keeping with the concept of copyright.