[opendtv] Piracy Bill's Language Protects DVD Movie Filters
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 16:01:01 -0400
Piracy Bill's Language Protects DVD Movie Filters
By Mike Musgrove
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, October 9, 2004; Page E01
It's acceptable for consumers to use software that edits out nudity
or bad language from a DVD movie -- but they had better leave the
commercials and promotional announcements in, according to
legislation adopted by the House of Representatives this week.
The main thrust of House Resolution 4077, also known as the Piracy
Deterrence and Education Act of 2004, is to make it illegal to
smuggle a camcorder into a movie theater, surreptitiously record a
film and then circulate the homemade production on the Internet.
But when it came time to vote, lawmakers did a little editing of
their own and added language to the measure that would give federal
protection to a special type of DVD player that can play cleaned-up,
family-friendly versions of popular Hollywood movies.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A18697-2004Oct8
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