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‘Clean’ videos in
producers’ crosshairs
Bonnie Bowman, a senior biology major from Logan, looks
to make a selection at Play It Clean Video, a video store
that eliminates graphic material from R-rated movies.
ERIN MADSON / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL
By ALISON DAY
UNIVERSITY JOURNAL
The ethical question of whether or not a company or association
has the right to change movies from R-rated to E-rated,
or edited, surfaced last week as a Colorado-based video
firm sued movie makers over the right to edit.
According to a story published in the Deseret News, Clean
Flicks (www.cleanflicks.com) of Denver, Colo., has named
Robert Redford and 15 other A-list directors in a U.S.
District Court lawsuit to find out whether cutting content
from a movie violates federal copyright laws.
Over the years, the controversy over whether or not movie
editing represents censorship of original artists’
creative work has heightened. This question first emerged
when the American Fork-
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based Sunrise Video began editing the Kate
Winslet nude scene out of costumer-owned copies of the 1998
hit, Titanic. Even though movie makers themselves agree
to edit for television and airlines, they question the legality
of renting the altered movies, saying it violates copyright
laws, according to the Deseret News.
Or, should they do away with the option of edited content
altogether?This raises yet another question: Is there a
constitutional right to edit personally owned property?
Clean Flicks, based in Pleasant Grove; has become the largest
supplier of E-rated videos in the country operating in 76
locations in the western United States.
The company operates like a cooperative. Customers pay a
membership fee, which makes them part owners of the store’s
video library.
Only members have access to the films.
The Deseret News story quoted Pete Webb, spokesman for the
Colorado store, as saying, “There is a great market
out there for this service. We are surprised
to see that Hollywood hasn’t filled this need.”
Clean Flicks is not the only company to offer edited videos.
Cedar City’s Play it Clean Video, soon to merge with
Clean Flicks, also operates as a type of club in which members
become part owner.
Albertson’s, the second largest grocery chain in the
country, has started renting edited videos as well.
According to the Deseret News, this ongoing debate may not
be resolved until taken to U.S. Supreme Court.
For now, the question remains: Should Hollywood start providing
both edited and non-edited movies so that viewers can make
the decisions for themselves?
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Play money
Care center lacks suitable building
By JESSICA SAHELY
UNIVERSITY JOURNAL
SUU’s Child Care Center does not have a place to relocate
and will remain in the Shakespeare Child Care Clinic, located
at 43 S. 200 West, because of funding problems.
Also, children are not allowed to be in the basement because
the building doesn’t meet state licensing regulations.
“We’re crowded with 22 kids,” said Beverly
McGarvey, child care director.
In previous years, there have been around 28 children in the
clinic, with 40-50 children being the ideal number. McGarvey
said that the problem is definitely the budget.
“It’s hard on our budget and hard because we don’t
meet the needs of parents on campus; we have to turn a lot (of
kids) away,” McGarvey said.
The Center is dependent on the fees parents pay for their children
to come. The drop from the 28 kids to 22 kids is a 20 percent
drop in kids and an equal loss in funding.
The lack of funding is definitely hurting, McGarvey said. There
is still a good ratio of staff and students to children, she
said.
Lately there have been some problems arising between the educational
experience of the child care and the entertainment purpose of
the Utah Shakespearean Festival, McGarvey said. Schedules have
changed and the programs have overlapped for the first two weeks
of school and further into the Festival’s fall season.
The center usually had open space in the afternoon for walk-ins,
but McGarvey said she has been there until 5:30 p.m. the
McGarvey said the staff appreciates the cooperation from the
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SUU Child Care Center staff member Jillian Halversen,
a senior family and consumer science major from Salt Lake
City, colors and cuts out leaves for a project while Whitney
Mitchell, 5, Cedar City, writes in her journal.
DAVID PAYSTRUP / UNIVERSITY JOURNAL
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parents and the Utah Shakespearean Festival.past few days,
30 minutes after close. The conflict leaves barely enough time
to get custodial work done, McGarvey said.
The staff members are anxious to move because of curriculum
issues but they have not been able to find a building that meets
their criteria, said Cynthia Wright, dean of the School of Applied
Science & Technology. She said they will relocate when they
find a suitable building. Wright said she doesn’t see
this happening anytime soon.
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