Future of The Industry
It is unclear where this industry is headed. There is demand for the product. An ABC News poll of 1,002 adults from across the nation found that 44% of Americans are in favor of re-edited films, while 51% of respondents said that re-editing should not be allowed (with a 3-point error margin).
Despite the aforementioned legal rulings, companies continue to sell re-edited movies via the Internet. Some have been shut down as well. Yet, search engine results on the web reveal companies continue to provide fixed media product, such as Clean Play DVDs (http://www.cleanplaydvds.com). Sometimes they use "going out of business" tactics to move inventory (see http://www.cleanplaydvds.com/?gclid=CICOp_z1p6cCFQpvbAodLGjD_w). However, physical "brick and mortar" stores have been shut down, such as Cougar Video in Provo, Utah, which remained open long after the named companies in the aforementioned lawsuit were shuttered.
Interestingly, one company, Swank, offers re-edited movies created by the studios themselves, supposedly for showings in correctional facilities and other non-theatrical locations. See http://college.swankmp.com/insti/edited.asp for more info on this. It is not clear if these versions are the same re-edited versions that studios create for airlines or television showings.
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