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> I can only imagine the kids asking, "why don't old TV shows have the happy birthday song in there?" There must be some response here about the likelihood of
by bo1024 8y ago
> I can only imagine the kids asking, "why don't old TV shows have the happy birthday song in there?"
There must be some response here about the likelihood of kids getting the chance to watch old TV shows, given the current state of copyright law....
- ddingus 8y agoSadly, that may be a valid use case for piracy. Then again, Dinosaur Media Limited probably will be streaming...
- flukus 8y ago> There must be some response here about the likelihood of kids getting the chance to watch old TV shows, given the current state of copyright law I'm starting to think this might be one of the drivers of current copyright laws, the biggest competitor for media companies is gradually becoming there own back catalogs. When you've got 50 years of classics to watch or rewatch you're less willing to spend money on new content.