Directors Guild of America is Fighting Edited Films

BoyPlankton writes "According to this article in the Salt Lake Tribune, film directors are gearing up to battle companies that are making a name for themselves selling/renting out edited films to consumers. The film directors claim that it's censorship and that it's morally, ethically, and legally wrong. The companies doing it claim that consumer rights trump the artists rights in this case, and that the artists don't have the moral ground to stand on because they already edit their films for T.V. and planes. Is this issue going to further erode our rights as a consumer, or will lawmakers take this opportunity to shore them up?"

Comments

Re:Private Company

[sgtsanity]

It's not illegal, but it's against the spirit of the First Amendment. Half of what people claim is illegal censorship isn't, but nearly all of it is against the wishes of the First Amendment.

MPAA EULA?

[A1miras]

This sounds like a job for the M$ EULA agreement. I could just see trying to buy a dvd and having the sales clerk whip out the MPAA EULA which reads "By signing this agreement the user agrees that they will not edit this video in any way shape or form and that Windows will automatically be downloaded to your Tivo box." PS - F1RST POST! w00t!!!

Re:This is an easy one.

[tswinzig]

Well since this discussion is specific to something happening in America, who cares what rights you don't have in Europe?