CleanFlicks

CleanFlicks was a clean movie giant formed by Ray Lines, a Utah native who began editing movies for his neighbors almost ten years ago. The company blossomed and quickly became the largest clean movie service around.

CleanFlicks used an online system similar to CleanFilms, but its real growth came in the offline market where the company began planting brick-and-mortar stores across the country. These stores would be owned and operated by individuals who had access to the CleanFlicks name and inventory. It is reported that at one point CleanFlicks had over 90 stores across America. "Our goal is to have a CleanFlicks dealer in every community," stated CleanFlicks from their website.

In a bold move shortly after its formation, CleanFlicks filed a preemptive lawsuit in Colorado against the Directors Guild of America (DGA), asking for legal authority to rule that their editing practices are legal. In July of 2006, CleanFlicks and three other companies were dealt a fatal blow by district Judge Richard Matsch in a controversial decision, stating that the edited practices violated U.S. copyright law and the editing services must halt. CleanFlicks considered appealing the ruling but ultimately closed its doors in August of 2006. The note on the website simply read, "Thank you for the memories."

"We're disappointed," remarked Lines. "This is a typical case of David vs. Goliath, but in this case, Hollywood rewrote the ending. We're going to continue to fight."

While it isn't offering cleaned-up movies anymore, CleanFlicks has indeed continued to fight. The company was reportedly circulating a petition which asks movie producers to offer consumers the edited versions of movies already shown on commercial airlines.

"This effort is like wrestling an 800-pound gorilla, but hopefully Hollywood will take note in a positive way and realize that releasing the airline versions of movies to the general public will benefit both those who support the petition and clean films as well as directors who would sell more movies," petition supporter Dana Robinson said.