Firms profit by editing the dirty bits out of movies.

Source:
National Catholic Reporter; 9/9/2005, Vol. 41 Issue 39, p3-3, 1/5p

"Under the Family Movie Act, which President Bush signed into law in April, unauthorized editing of Hollywood movies is legal." (para 3)

" "I like being able to watch movies in my home without having that wince factor when something comes up," said Bill Aho, cheif executive officer of Clear play, a firm that manufactures censoring devices." (para 6)

"Aho's firm makes a filtering device that allows viewers to customize movies and delete what they find offensive. He says it is being marketed in all 50 states." (para 7)

"Clean Flicks, a company that physically edits the movies and then sells or rents the edited versions along with the originals. "It's about providing the consumer with a choice in entertainment," says founder Ray Lines." (para 8)



Good Source from National Catholic Reporter in the Religion & Ethics Newsweekly.