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from Salt Lake Tribune

Regardless of the purpose of their actions, or the underpinnings, the sale of these scrubbed movies is such a clear violation of the original content owner, I can’t see a plausible way for them to appeal.

After a bitter three-year legal battle involving Utah companies that sanitize movies on DVD and VHS tape, a federal judge in Denver ruled Thursday that such editing violates U.S. copyright laws and must be stopped.

In a ruling in the case involving CleanFlicks vs. 16 of Hollywood’s hottest directors, U.S. District Judge Richard P. Matsch found that making copies of movies to delete objectionable language, sex and violence hurts studios and directors who own the movie rights.

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