OK...so i am really pissed off right now...I just watched a special on AMC about this and found out some horrifying news.
As you all know, p2p is always under heavy fire and getting shut down left and right. Why? because the government feels that if you purchase 1 copy of said DVD or CD, you are not allowed by law to give it to anyone else or copy this item.
Now...did you know that the government finds companies like cleanFilms to be OK? do you know what they do? They buy 1 original version of a DVD or CD and then go on to edit out sex, violence, gore, etc. They then turn around and burn these films and sell them to stores and online for profit.
The difference? p2p is free, while cleanFlicks charges money.
Where does the money go? not to the movie companies. not to the directors, actors or producers. the money goes to the cleanflicks people only.
They feel they have purchased one original film, therefore they are giving to the movie companies.
Many directors brought them to court, and lost. They dont get any money, and they dont get any authorization rights.
These pathetic church groups need to understand that a film has ratings. If you dont like the films ratings, then maybe you shouldnt watch this. It does not mean edit this film and sell it to make over 3 million dollars a year and only give the movie company 19.95.
Now, if the directors approved the cuts, or provided edited versions, thats a different story. That is something approved by original creator. The problem with that is that if the movie company did this, then they would sell it themselves. But they dont unless a director approves this.
I find this outrageous.
So basically i can buy 1 DVD from the store for 19.95, edit out any black people by painting them white (digitally), and then copy it and throw a sticker on there saying "edited for white trash church going hicks." Then drive to the bible belt and sell it for 10 bucks a pop.
Lets say this took me a month to edit one film. I can probably sell 10K copies. So for 1 DVD, i can make about 99,980.05....and the movie company makes 19.95. This seems fare to you right?
Or for that matter, I can maybe edit out people wearing red shoes. Why? cause i find them offensive to my "new religion" ***note to self* make new religion that finds red shoes offensive *end note***
then do the whole resale.
I can not understand how the government sides with this, yet according to the law, you can not share a copied CD with your family and friends. For that matter, you cant copy your original DVD or CD either.
am i nuts? or is the world just pissing and shitting on itself for fun?