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EFF Supporting Home DVD Editing

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the another-front-to-worry-about dept.

cheesedog writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a brief in federal court in support of companies that offer software to edit violence or sex from a user's DVD. The full story can be found in this article from the Salt Lake Tribune."

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  1. Not only this, but they should be able to... by ScottGant · · Score: 0, Troll

    Cover up the statue of Michelangelo's David too, to cover up his naughty bits.

    Put big black marks over Botticelli's Birth of Venus painting where you can (gasp) see a nipple!

    How about just burn down the Sistine Chapel ceiling because there are tons of naked people running around, even though the Church tried several times over the ages to paint over certain naughty parts, let's just wipe the whole thing clean and just have pretty flowers on it. That way people won't get offended.

    Never mind that this is the original visions of the original artists. If you don't want to see it in this day and age...instead of just not viewing it or not looking at it, you must change it to suit your wants.

    How about DVD editing software that not only takes out the violence and nudity in a movie but also puts in different dialog? So instead of the script that the nasty nasty writers and directors put in the original movie, we can have them just recite bible quotes!

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  2. New DVD - Not Salt Lake City!! by ites · · Score: 0, Troll
    Yes, for only $9.95, four hours of all the scenes cut out of movies for SLC. Sex, violence, bad languages, and religious mockery... it's all there, if you're sure you can handle it.

    Coming soon: NSLC 2 Supreme (formerly called NSLC 1.1). $9.95 from the usual places.

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  3. Re:Yes, let the Mormons edit their DVDs by thefinite · · Score: 1, Troll

    Wow. Spelling troll, religious bigot, and coward all rolled into one. Nice trifecta.

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