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michael adams wrote:
And claims that the Beeb don't show this stuff as a result of having
sold the rights to somebody else is obvious ********, as it isn't
available anywhere, at any price

The reason is that after a time, they have to re-negotiate to show it. A
new contract with the talent, etc. Feature films usually do a buy out on
copyright.

The BEEB doesn't buy outright the rights to a play. Their agreement will
be for so many years and possibly so many showings. Same sort of thing
applies to artist's contracts.

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