> The cost of building such a network is probably still enormous... someone, > somewhere, always seems to own the rights to someone's likenesses, and if > it's a musical artist, their repertory as well... and it doesn't help that > some of said rights-holders repeatedly pester our legislators to extend > applicable law so they'll keep 'em.
I'm no expert, but I think the standard contracts allow for rebroadcast. The legal problems come with other media, like DVDs, which is where those demands kick in. Even now, production companies will save a few bucks by not licensing music rights for DVDs before it's obvious that they'll be successful enough to make that an issue. The harder part for Kevin's network (an interesting idea) would be dealing with all the material that was topical at the time. Johnny's jokes about Earl Butz don't resonate much any more, even among people who remember him. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
