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Matsch's decision is available from several sites, including FindLaw.com.

CleanFlicks had earlier planned to appeal the ruling, but has since changed its mind and will close. Some are now trying to get Hollywood directors to release the edited versions of films shown on airplanes.

The judge's decision "may be good for ClearPlay, it's bad for parents," says ClearPlay CEO Bill Aho.

In related news, some video rental stores are not renting rated versions of films when unrated ones are also released.

IPTAblog rounded up the many law blog comments about the decision.

Reason ran an article and a blog post about the decision, both critical of the directors' efforts to defeat CleanFlicks. "Hollywood won a lawsuit while losing a cultural battle," wrote Nick Gillespie.

In 2003, Slate's Drew Clark argued that "free speech will be the loser, not the victor" if the directors succeeded in their suit.

Mark Moring of Christianity Today Movies applauded the decision. Readers' reaction was mixed. Earlier Christianity Today coverage of CleanFlicks includes:

Everybody's a Director | CleanFlicks and Movie Mask give film fans an alternative. (Mar. 25, 2002)

Clean Flicks, Illegal Flicks? | Hollywood directors file suit against CleanFlicks (Dec. 9, 2002)

Film Forum: Is a Clean Movie Unrealistic? | Readers debate movie-editing software. (August 29, 2002)

Film Forum: Adventures in Poetry and Surfing | Hollywood directors sue CleanFlicks. (August 22, 2002)

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September 2006, Vol. 50, No. 9