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Major Studios Sue Over 'Clean' Videos Fri Dec 13, 5:09 AM ET, By Dave McNary HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Hollywood studios are expected to back the Directors Guild of America in a legal move Friday against companies and stores that rent and sell sanitized versions of films. The eight majors will jointly file a claim in Denver federal court alleging copyright infringement by retailers and tech companies involved in selling and editing altered videos and DVDs. The action is a response to the DGA's attempt to expand the scope of a federal lawsuit involving sanitized films. The move is the latest development in a hot-button battle over whether movie-rental and software companies can legally alter a film by excising sex, violence and foul language from videos and DVDs. Such practices are aimed at consumers put off by explicit films and have gained traction in Utah and Colorado, partly due to the growing ease with which content may be digitally changed....
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