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And here I thought . . .

. . . they only cleaned up works for in-flight movies and family television.

oh, and Shakespeare's plays (Bowdler be praised. NOT).

posted by MedicineFlower on July 11, 2006 at 1:34 PM | link to this | reply

This lawsuit is probably the pre-amble

to movie companies making santiized versions of thier own movies for greater profit and larger attendance and sales.

posted by homegirl on July 10, 2006 at 2:39 PM | link to this | reply

When I saw "Woodstock" on base at Offutt AFB in 1978

I wanted to see the reaction amongst the troops there (many pretty hairy and quite a few either ex or practicing potheads) to the natikonal anthrem by Jimi Hendrix. They had crudely cut it out.

posted by majroj on July 10, 2006 at 11:49 AM | link to this | reply

In my opinion this is less about the censorship issue

and more about coopyright violation, etc...  MOST movies have to be edited for airing on local television and it is done by the company that OWNS the movie.

I can't take someone's writing and "clean it up" then turn around and sell it without that writer's EXPRESS permission.  Why should it be any different for films?

posted by bel_1965 on July 10, 2006 at 11:24 AM | link to this | reply