[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.

[discostu]

That's AFTER they buy the product. That's not the same thing. Sure when you own a licensed copyright to a CD you can modify it, but stores selling CDs don't own a licensed copyright to it, the license transfers straight from the primary copyright holder to the end buyer, those are the only two people that can modify it. Once you open the door to any seller or distributor being able to modify things without the primary holder's permission or even awareness you've just ended any useful concept of copyright.