Re: "Bowdlerizing for Columbine" piece

I'm definitely missing something about this whole issue. The TV networks have been doing exactly the same kind of "edited for TV" sanitization for decades and nobody has come howling after NBC. If I can pay cable fees to enable me to make VCR copies of the edited work from a TV network, why can't I pay for a videotape that makes exactly the same kind of edits? Both vendors clearly are using the edited works for commercial purposes. [I disclaim any knowledge about laws or regulations on broadcast media, but even if there were "decency" regulations applicable to broadcast TV, I fail to see any difference in the underlying principles if one looks at it from the consumer's perspective.]

LDWG At 12:38 PM 01/22/2003, you wrote:
>On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Clark, Drew wrote:
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> > "Bowdlerizing for Columbine"
> > <http://slate.msn.com/id/2077192/>

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