Re: successful SF predictions?

On 22 Aug 2006 01:24:19 -0700, "megalomaniacs4u"
<megalomaniacs4u@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Looks like Arthur C Clarke was right:

<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/22/ncartoon22.xml>
or <http://makeashorterlink.com/?I26F23A9D>

In Ghost from the Grand Banks he predicted the editing of old films for
smoking - well it has started for children's cartoons...


FYI Ofcom - is a UK QUANGO - In their own words: "Ofcom is the
independent regulator and competition authority for the UK
communications industries, with responsibilities across television,
radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services."

QUANGO = Quasi-Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation

Apparently the recording industry in the US has been going after some
video services that buy copies of their movies, and then make an
edited "family-safe" version of it (cutting out nudity,
substituting/bleeping profanity, etc.). The services claimed that
they weren't hurting the industry any, since they bought a copy of the
movie for each copy they made. The industry said that they were
violating copyright by altering the films from what the producer made.
I thought that was a rather interesting tack for the industry to take,
since it does mean that they will lose all the sales to those people
who were only willing to buy the clean versions. It also makes me
wonder about the versions that get shown on tv, that have been
"altered to fit the time allotted and for content". Although I guess
those are covered by the contracts.

Rebecca
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