[TChris]

I see others on this have already taken you to task re: your lack of knowledge about copyright law.

Apparently I don't understand it. I thought once I bought a legal copy of a movie, I was free to play and edit it as I wish. It seems I am not.

[linda_22003]

You are, certainly, with your individual copy. What these companies did was to alter content without the permission of the copyright holder, for resale purposes. Paying for a copy of the original doesn't cover the businesses in this case, since permission was never obtained.

[Stone Mountain]

. I thought once I bought a legal copy of a movie, I was free to play and edit it as I wish. It seems I am not.

You are. You just can't distribute the edited copies. You can do what you want for personal use.