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“Born To Kill” Phrase On ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Movie Art To Be Restored On Prime Video After Backlash (deadline.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not sure how a contact like that would look like our of anyone would sign that. After all, that would mean they could alter your work to whatever. What if they add a swastika to the forehead of someone? I doubt it.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

.. what? This is a really weird take. Amazon isn't gonna put random swastikas on stuff. Contracts they have with media companies probably specify in what ways and to what degree they can alter images. I have no doubt they did this legally; WB asked them to change it, they didn't issue a legal demand.

Contracts often have a lot of wiggle room for stuff like this, and the reason life isn't 24/7 lawsuits is because parties with a grievance talk to each other and reach an agreement without going to court and invoking legality.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I would like to read that contract