the family entertainment and copyright act, pub. l. 109-9, 119 stat. 218 (april 27, 2005), is a federal legislative act regarding copyright that became law in the united states in 2005. the act consists of two subparts: the artist's rights and theft prevention act of 2005, which increases penalties for copyright infringement, and the family home movie act of 2005, which permits the development of technology to "sanitize" potentially offensive dvd and vod content.