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\n\tYes, it\u2019s true, Paramount\/CBS had been issuing takedown notices to YouTube users who were uploading bootleg copies of Stephen Colbert\u2018s recent return to hosting an episode of the public access series \u201cOnly in Monroe.\u201d But the reason wasn\u2019t as nefarious as one might think: It\u2019s simply because the show is copyrighted and it already has a home \u2014 Colbert\u2019s brand new YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

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\n\tHowever, given the outcry over the notices, CBS said it will stand down and stop any further action on takedowns, at least for now.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cStephen Colbert\u2019s return to Monroe in the \u2018Only in Monroe\u2019 episode was financed and produced by\u00a0CBS Studios and was\u00a0posted on Stephen Colbert\u2019s YouTube channel in collaboration with Monroe Community Media and \u2018The Late Show\u2019s\u2019 YouTube channels,\u201d a CBS spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cAs\u00a0is our regular practice, we send copyright notices to unauthorized websites that post copyrighted\u00a0content from CBS and our network\/studio talent such as Stephen Colbert. However, for this episode, we have decided to waive further enforcement of this standard industry practice until additional review.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tColbert launched his new YouTube channel a day ago, and so far he has just one video up: His May 22 hosting gig on \u201cOnly in Monroe,\u201d the public access show from Monroe Community Media. Here\u2019s the rub: Others on YouTube beat him to the punch with their own uploads, including a site called \u201cThe Desk,\u201d which has 620,621 views of Colbert\u2019s \u201cOnly in Monroe\u201d stint. In comparison, Colbert\u2019s YouTube page has around 392,486 views of the same video.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn other words, this is standard copyright procedure, the same kind of takedown Paramount\/CBS would also issue if you posted an episode of \u201cMatlock.\u201d (Why isn\u2019t Monroe Community Media issuing the takedowns? They don\u2019t quite have the legal resources.) Rather than watch the rips, the official video is on @Colbert and has also been shared by Monroe Community Media\u2019s YouTube page and \u201cThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert\u201d page via collaborations too, so it is easily available for anyone who wants to watch.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAccording to insiders, Paramount\/CBS isn\u2019t trying to silence Colbert\u2019s \u201cOnly in Monroe\u201d \u2014 the company actually funded the production of his episode, which included music by Jack White and a guest spot by Jeff Daniels. (And that\u2019s why \u201cThe Late Show\u201d owns the copyright to this episode of \u201cOnly in Monroe\u201d and has taken lead in protecting its copyright.)<\/p>\n

\n\tColbert famously launched \u201cThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert\u201d by first hosting an episode of \u201cOnly in Monroe,\u201d from the public access station studios in Monroe, Mich., in July 2015. So it was only fitting that he would bookend his \u201cLate Show\u201d tenure with another visit to the town.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs Variety<\/em> pointed out in writing about the \u201cOnly in Monroe\u201d return, Colbert explained it this way: \u201cSince I was last here in Monroe, Michigan, I spent 11 years as the primary host of\u00a0\u2018The Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u2018\u00a0on CBS, which came to an end last night,\u201d he said at the beginning of the 11:35 p.m. local broadcast Friday. \u201cIt\u2019s been an excruciating 23 hours without being on TV, so I am grateful to be able to be here on Monroe Community Media before they also get acquired by Paramount.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEminem, Steve Buscemi (in a commercial for Monroe\u2019s Buscemi\u2019s Pizza and Subs, which he stresses is unrelated to him) and Byron Allen (via FaceTime call) also appeared on the surprise episode. And \u201cOnly in Monroe\u201d regular hosts Michelle Baumann and former Miss America Kaye Lani Rae Rafko Wilson, also were back, as they appeared in 2015 as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tHere\u2019s Colbert\u2019s \u201cOnly in Monroe\u201d episode, via @Colbert:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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