The battle over cleaning up films may have begun again as companies that attempted to make R-rated films more family-friendly were ordered to stop the process and turn the movie inventory over to the studios within five days by a federal appeals judge.
Now the film editors are back doing the same thing again as they've cited an educational loophole in copyright law that gives them the freedom to continue in their opinion.
The loophole relates to educational purposes where cuts are allowed. Not only are some of the original companies now back in the practice, but other companies have joined in as well.
The ruling by Judge Richard P. Matsch said that the companies in the suit must stop deleting scenes that they deemed inappropriate for families.
The Director's Guild of America which represented most of the parties in the original lawsuit against the company CleanFlicks, hasn't responded to calls at this time. This will probably open up a whole new battle that will go on for a while.
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