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0 pointsjohn01dav7mo ago0 comments

If you don't notice the removal and therefore don't have a reason to look elsewhere, it has the same effect

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But that's unrelated to why tech. People advertising one version instead of another does not have a technical solution. The only thing tech can provide is the ability to keep copying the old version, regardless of what the original creator/distributor thinks.

john01davOP7mo ago

Tech can provide a signature of the original to verify that it hasn't been tampered with

pessimizer7mo ago

You don't understand, it's terrible to censor movies but absolutely vital to make sure people can't make movies I disagree with.

edit: It's funny, I wouldn't be happy about a version of the old HBO series Rome reedited with anything gay taken out, but I'd be absolutely excited to watch a version of Queer As Folk with all the gay stuff edited out.

john01davOP7mo ago

Calling removing scenes that you're bigoted against (and that's what it looks like in this case) "making a movie" is a large stretch. I wouldn't have a problem with it if it 1) was actually interesting in some way; 2) didn't pretend to be the original (i.e., different name in title). It's a problem if someone thinks that they're getting the original show and then gets something else, especially if it isn't obvious that it's something else.

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viraptor7mo ago

john01davOP7mo ago

Tech can provide a signature of the original to verify that it hasn't been tampered with

pessimizer7mo ago

You don't understand, it's terrible to censor movies but absolutely vital to make sure people can't make movies I disagree with.

john01davOP7mo ago

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