Tom Wolper, to stannc: > > Was it just an oversight that certain Beverly Hillbillies and Dick Van >> Dyke Show episodes fell into public domain? > > > There are plenty more shows. I have cheapie DVDs of The Jack Benny Show, > You Bet Your Life, and The Jack Paar Show. The decision to let shows lapse > into public domain, or more accurately, not decide prevent them from > lapsing came before there was a home video market and could have to do with > turnover of executives at production companies. >
That was the case with the Hillbillies, when Filmways merged with Orion Pictures... they still haven't figgered out why it also applied to Dick. -- BOB -- -- 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 --- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
