Can’t clear the copyrights, cont’d

by Walter Olson on January 19, 2010

Everyone seems to be willing in principle to re-release public-domain Jack Benny shows that are milestones in early TV comedy, but CBS balks at paying for all the lawyering that would be needed. [BoingBoing] More: JackBenny.org.

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1 Doug 01.19.10 at 11:08 am

I was very sadden to hear of the decision of CBS. Take heart, there are hundreds of Jack’s old radio shows circulating around the net.

2 Le Mur 01.19.10 at 11:40 am

“Take heart, there are hundreds of Jack’s old radio shows circulating around the net.”
(archive.org)

3 M. Edward (Ed) Borasky 01.20.10 at 10:37 am

I grew up with Jack Benny’s show – he was one of my heroes. It’s sad to think that generations won’t be able to see these shows again. They’re a big piece of American history, along with Burns and Allen, December Bride and Groucho Marx.

4 Captain Spaulding 01.20.10 at 2:30 pm

Mark Evanier tells the story that how CBS used to deal with this problem is to essentially throw the films out but let somebody know which dumpster had the film (and that’s why we have the episode with Humphrey Bogart).

http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2010_01_20.html#018399

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