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Creators vs. lawyers

Here's a fun rumor. I heard that the staff of the Daily Show and Colbert Report upload the shows to YouTube as soon as they can after the shows air and then the next day, lawyers from Comedy Central hit YouTube with takedown requests for the uploaded shows. Which makes total sense...sort of. The people making the shows want them to be seen while the lawyers want to ensure that people are paying to see them. It's a crazy media world we live in.

By Jason Kottke    Jan 30, 2007 at 03:48 pm    business   comedycentral   The Colbert Report   The Daily Show   TV   video   YouTube

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