PTC Urges Hill Action on Family Movie Act Clarification Act

The Parents Television Council urged House and Senate leaders to “swiftly pass” the Family Movie Act Clarification Act this Congress. HR-6816 filed by Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah. It would update the 2005 statute to clarify streaming services are an approved form of filtering device alongside DVD players. It responded to VidAngel's court battle over its filtering technology (see 1806050039). The company has since introduced a streaming-centric business model some believe may violate copyright law (see 1710190007). PTC President Tim Winter said Wednesday "it simply brings the Family Movie Act -- which allows families to filter explicit content from DVDs -- onto contemporary streaming media platforms.” Entertainment companies “have cleverly but dishonestly painted filtering technology as a tool of copyright piracy,” Winter said. MPAA didn't comment.