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Originally Posted by Steve D.
I did ask Dan Wingate if this and other shows in their archive would be available on DVD. I recall his response was negative on this.
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A couple of years ago, I talked to a guy whose company does restorations of material like this. He said the legal obstacles to producing a DVD of a variety show are overwhelming. Consider a single musical number performed by a guest like Ella Fitzgerald: you need to get a release from the guest performer (i.e., the estate of Ella Fitzgerald), plus a release from whoever owns the copyright for that song, plus releases from everyone in the studio orchestra playing in the background. And don't forget a release from the broadcasting company that aired the episode . . . on and on.
Phil Nelson
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