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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Reactions to AMPAS Internet Decision; Animated "Clerks" Criticisms

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Reactions to AMPAS Internet Decision; Animated "Clerks" Criticismsby indieWIRE Readers>> IN RESPONSE TO: AMPAS Disqualifies Web-based Films from Oscars; Movie Must Premiere in Theaters Firsthttp://www.indiewire.com/biz/biz_000616_briefs.htmlDear Editor:I am writing this letter to express my extreme dissatisfaction with theAcademy's decision to disqualify ALL short independent filmmakers and theirfilms, from being viewed by the academy, if the film has first been screenedon one of the many internet sites available today.As with all laws, a circumstance must have ensued that deemed an action tobe protected by a law. In ...