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Broadcasters vs Producers on Content Integrity

Posted by Roblimo on from the annoying-commercials-breaking-into-movies dept.

mpawlo writes "I just did a quick write-up for Greplaw on an interesting pending law suit in Sweden. Two Swedish directors, Vilgot Sjoman and Anders Eriksson, are about to file a suit against Swedish broadcaster Tv 4. According to the author's rights or droit moral doctrine, the work may not be displayed or changed in a way degrading to the author or the author's work. Tv 4 has just changed its policy for commercial breaks. Breaks are now introduced during movies. The commercial breaks used to be placed between the end and start of a program. The directors argue the breaks are degrading from an artistical point of view. They want to try the commercial breaks in court from a copyright perspective."

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  1. what fucking bullshit by dh003i · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Artists rights to not have their work displayed in a way degrading to them or their work? What bullshit.

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  2. Re:TV programming exists only to sell advertising by El+Camino+SS · · Score: 1, Flamebait


    Yes. And the UK has to pay for the television tax (is it each set, or each household?) and then they get such *wonderful* channels out of it... chock full of government sponsored rhetoric.

    Explains why The Simpsons is one of the most popular UK programs.

    Yes, you do get Black Adder, Monty Python, and Faulty Towers every few years, but I would resent the fact that some of the programming would come down from the mountain and tell us that tonight was "Ballet Night."

    Don't get me wrong, but if I had to see Weathering Heights one more time, I would just shoot myself or buy a sattelite.