Fox is acting stupidly.
Glenn Beck is the one loud voice that conservatives (NOT Republicans) can depend on to provide new content that other networks and hosts simply will not cover. Glenn and his team are helping to shine a light into the deep dark corners of this Administration where no reporters will go. And, Glenn is more than willing to call out the corruption and lies that are out there in the open, plain as day for all to see. And Glenn regularly asks his viewers to Tivo his shows and share them with others. Doing so will help get the message out to the politically apathetic or unaware.
But why is Fox News throwing down the copyright hammer so forcefully?
There have been several web sites that offered replays of The Glenn Beck Program. And all of them are disappearing. The most recent casualty has been www.newsyoucanbelieve.com.
For the past couple of months Glenn has changed his approach from the “we’re all gonna die” panic presentations to a calmer and more informative approach. But what I have really come to appreciate is just how well-researched his presentations are. He makes connections and then displays them all to see in a usually understandable format.
But once the show is over, you can’t find the content anywhere. Newer Tivo’s prevent shows from being transferred to computers for archival. And now Fox News is strictly enforcing its copyright protections. So, I ask all of you, including those on the left: “If Fox News is so conservative, why isn’t it letting all of this content remain online for the world to see?”
Glenn, here’s a nice capitalist idea: Make all of your television shows available to premium/extreme insiders. Or charge more for a Super Duper Extreme option, and include pictures of all of your chalk board diagrams so we can use them to educate the “80″ part of the 10-80-10 ratio you talked about in April. I’m just sayin’…
