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Cutting out the Naughty Bits Ruled Illegal
An anonymous reader writes "Some of you may recall the lawsuit brought by several Hollywood directors against companies which edit movies for sex, language, and violence. The companies would trade consumers an off-the-shelf DVD for an edited one. Well, the CBC is reporting that Judge Richard P. Matsch has found that this practice violates U.S. copyright law, and 'decreed on Thursday in Denver, Colo., that sanitizing movies to delete content that may offend some people is an "illegitimate business." [...] The judge also praised the motives of the Hollywood studios and directors behind the suit, ordering the companies that provide the service to hand over their inventories.'''
eh? are you confused... if you don't want them editing your movies, why in the world would you go and pay them to do it?!? I really hate vegetarian restaraunts. We need to get a judge to shut them down for not allowing me to eat meat! How dare they!
Besides where are all the Tivo people. How is skipping the commercials any different than skipping the sex scenes via an automated service?
What it comes down to is this: Slashdotters want their Tivo and will defend it. Slashdotters, on the other hand hate christians or any other person who preaches against what Slashdotters do, and will attack them.
Do we all agree that it is fair use to rip an audio cd that we own into mp3 format? But hey, that is loss of information! That is like editing a movie..except for where you slice and dice. OK sure.. this is a business we are talking about.. yeah yeah yeah. I know what you will say. But get some damn consistancy. I get tired of the bashing against anyone who even hints that there should be legislated morality. Shit, cold blooded murder is wrong. Its ok to create laws that will remove those murderers from causing more hurt. Slashdotters concede this, but won't go a step further when it talks about what they do with their left hands, porn, etc.
Alot of slashdotters talk about acceptance, but many of those are just haters. They hate anyyone else who dares suggest that they are not doing the right thing. Its all, "Fuck you, you Christian moron!" or its, "I don't do anything wrong. You're just imbred." or "Hey, Don't step on my Tivo, fuckin fascist....that is, unless its cuts anything but commercials."
Sure Slashdotters are generally smart and educated. But that doesn't mean they know why they say or do things. Most people don't of course.
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My wife and I watched two young girls, about 12 and 13, shopping for sights for an "Ak-style assault rifle" with their mom at the WalMart in Rolla, Missouri. I'm sure it went on mom's credit card because I don't think they take food stamps for gun accessories.
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