Video rental places like Blockbuster have long been known to (rumored to?) sanitize some of the movies they carry. But as technology gets better, companies are able to 'clean up' movies in more subtle ways. I personally find this disturbing. It's bad enough that networks have to cut things for time and content (how come they don't make those versions available). Oh, and the next step, digitally inserted product placements.
Hollywood Balks at High-Tech Sanitizers. Movie studios and filmmakers have decided it is time to get a handle on companies that offer sanitized versions of Hollywood hits to sensitive or politically conservative consumers. By Rick Lyman. [New York Times: Movies]
