Because it's not always doom and gloom here at Cyberpunk Watch, some good news:
Deleting swearing, sex and violence from films on DVD or VHS violates copyright laws, a U.S. judge has ruled in a decision that could end controversial sanitizing done for some video-rental chains, cable services and the internet.
The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit brought by 16 U.S. directors — including Steven Spielberg, Robert Redford and Martin Scorsese — against three Utah-based companies that "scrub" films.
As long as protecting free speech is in the interests of the MPAA and the RIAA, you can expect their massive influence to ensure that it's protected. It's good to see that the original versions of films are going to be protected from distributors who want to edit them "in our best interest."
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