Ethically, they bought the tape. They should be allowed to edit it, and do anything with the edit that they could do with the original, so long as they do not try to misrepresent their edited work as the original.
Copyright rights should be narrow, only those that optimally incite creativity. Copyright rights that do not optimally incite creativity have no ethical leg to stand on.
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Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.
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