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CBS Refuses To Preserve Jack Benny Footage

Posted by kdawson on from the thirty-nine-forever dept.

goosman writes "The president of the International Jack Benny Fan Club had the opportunity to review some holdings of the CBS vaults while assisting them with some transfers. In the vaults she found 25 shows on film that were unreleased, but in the public domain. The IJBFC offered to pay for the digitization and preservation of these shows; they got a letter of enthusiastic support from the Benny estate. CBS has so far refused to allow this preservation to happen." BoingBoing and TechDirt have both covered this act of cultural destruction.

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  1. Correct Response by Mr+Pippin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think the appropriate is:

    (long pause) WELL!

    1. Re:Correct Response by multisync · · Score: 4, Funny

      Now cut that out

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  2. I best remember him as an mst3k punchline by jollyreaper · · Score: 4, Funny

    Whenever the camera focused on an old-timey radio the bots would call out "The Jack Benny Program!"

    I'm double-dating myself, first for referencing mst3k and second for getting the joke. But dating yourself is legal in west virginia.

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    1. Re:I best remember him as an mst3k punchline by PCM2 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Uh uh uh, let's see, uhhh.... "That wouldn't be so bad, but it looks like he got stuck with the ugly one."

      Oh come on, that was at least a single.

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  3. Well! by Alien+Being · · Score: 4, Funny

    Those films can't be in the public domain. They're only 39 years old.

    1. Re:Well! by AgentBurbank · · Score: 2, Funny

      Those films can't be in the public domain. They're only 39 years old.

      Perhaps CBS is just THINKING IT OVER!

  4. Poor NBC by istartedi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Poor NBC. They can't even hold the title of "biggest jerks" for more than a week. Congratulations, CBS, the new champs.

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  5. Re:Eminent domain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They can probably use the Patriot Act, it can do everything.

  6. Re:Read the article, slashdot summary is wrong by schnablebg · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure. When did you stop beating your wife?

  7. Re:Not that my opinion matters by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So how's that Massachusetts senatorial election working out for you?

  8. Re:Not that my opinion matters by everynerd · · Score: 5, Funny

    What an age we live in when this is modded "informative".

  9. Re:Not that my opinion matters by Nocterro · · Score: 5, Funny

    These informative mods always make me imagine a moderator sitting stunned behind a monitor: "Of course! CBS could be composed of horses!

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  10. Fast forward 50 years; NBC vault by pbrooks100 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Archivist: 'These Conan O'Brien DVDs of the Tonight Show are part of our national history; part of our culture! Its a miracle that these discs have lasted this long. We've got to preserve this stuff!'

    NBC President Jay Leno (consisting of head in jar): 'Who is this Conan guy, and why should I care?'