• System
    • 8 years 10 months ago
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    		 I want to know why we can't watch entire episodes, obviously we have them if we get to see all these intros... Does anyone know?
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    • NickMania
      • 8 years 10 months ago
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      		 It Is Because The Staff Here At RetroJunk Do Not Have The Rights To Host Episodes.
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      • Edymnion
        • 8 years 10 months ago
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        Miwako1979 wrote:
        I want to know why we can't watch entire episodes, obviously we have them if we get to see all these intros... Does anyone know?
        I didn't lock this one, but since they didn't give an explination, I'll come in and do so.

        Basically, it boils down to the fact that showing the intro falls under fair use for copyright law. Its a clip, and its legal. Showing an entire episode would require Retro Junk to BUY the rights to show them, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Otherwise, its illegal. And with all of the stuff coming out on DVD these days, the companies will be actively searching for people providing episodes for download, like you're suggesting Retro Junk should do, to sue them into stopping, so people will have to buy the DVDs or do without.

        It would be like if we hosted PDFs of the Harry Potter books, it wouldn't take long before the publisher sent us a nasty little cease and desist letter.

        So...
        Openers: Kosher
        Commercials: Kosher (they want those things to be seen by as many people as possible)
        Movie Trailers: Kosher (ditto)
        Episodes that companies can sell: Not Kosher

        Same with music videos.

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