I expect to be corrected here, but I belive the
networks obtain permission for the edits they make. In
fact, I wouldn't be surprised if a TV-version of a
film is created during production, although that may
be too efficient for studios to consider.
keith
- "Lawrence D.W. Graves" <LDWG[_at_]noholaw.com> wrote:
> 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:
> >
> > > "Bowdlerizing for Columbine"
> > > <http://slate.msn.com/id/2077192/>
> <snip>
>
> Lawrence D.W. Graves
> Coolidge & Graves PLLC
> 55 Stone Ridge Drive
> Northampton, MA 01062
> LDWG[_at_]NohoLaw.com
> (413) 584-3152
>
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Received on Fri Jan 24 2003 - 16:30:04 GMT