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• Re: I don't understand the controversy - TA 08:48:08 02/10/03 (0)
  In Reply to: I don't understand the controversy posted by mvwine on February 03, 2003 at 11:15:32:

  ignoring the legal issues and focusing on one moral issue -

  one difference with the edited airplane and network versions is that the filmmakers and the studios (that is, the people who authored the work) have a hand in making the edited product.

  some european countries have moral rights protecting the integrity of an artist's work. for example, you can't buy a painting by joe painter, then cut it up into five parts and sell them separately. part of the thinking is that even though you own the work, the artist maintains some rights to the integrity of that piece. i think there have been cases in france involving colorized films.

  to think about these moral rights from a "business" perspective for a minute, allowing someone to alter the presentation of an artist's work (without that artist's permission) can damage his reputation.

  also, think about how angry people get on this board when they think that their posts have been edited. or how you feel when someone tells you what they heard you said, and it's been altered a bit or taken out of context.

  i don't come out either way on this issue (yet). just presenting things to consider on the other side of the coin.
  
  

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