On Nov 25, 8:04 pm, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > The fact that these copycat shows exist means that the production > companies don't see the markets as > lucrative enough to fight for.
Or as a media lawyer expressed in a recent convention: "in some countries the first thought, instead of ''Is this legal?'' is rather "Are we gonna get caught doing this?'' " > In the case of the Late Late Show there's no chance that CBS or > Worldwide Pants is either going to sell the show to France or set up > licensed versions of the show, But why not? Since the technology allows it, isn't it better to have a world-wide audience for your products? What good does it make to you if your show is broadcasted only on USA (which means you get paid once, syndication excluded) meanwhile half the rest of the planet watches it through BitTorrent? OK, this point is mainly for popular series (Lost etc) where by the time a foreign TV station buys the rights to local broadcast, most of the fans (the most *devoted* ones) have already watched it via ways that do not bring money back to the producers. But even for shows like Conan or CF where there is a lot of content that does not appeal to foreigners, what harm could it cause to the producers if they licensed out a "best-of-week" episode that concentrates on the more "universal" topics? > And it's entirely possible that Arthur's critics in France can make a stink > about his stealing material that he'll drop his mimicry of The Late > Late Show. Just a hunch, but watching the segments again, I highly doubt it. That guy is way too into this to just drop it completely. -- 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
