[Property and Freedom Blog cross-post]
It’s not only patents that kill; copyright kills art.
See David Rode, “Murphy Brown: Why The Popular ’80s Sitcom Is Impossible To Stream,” TV Line (Sept. 20, 2026). Anyone who is in favor of copyright and also a fan of Murphy Brown or any other show that can’t be accessed now due to these problems–kwitcher bitchin’.
Wow. h/t @gregmorin “One for the “copyright destroys culture” files. Tv show lost due to intractable IP rights.”
No offense, Objectivists and fascist pro-IP “libertarians”
https://t.co/NtSPVpFglo nb @jeffreytucker— Stephan Kinsella (@NSKinsella) October 7, 2026
See also
- Here’s Why You Can’t Stream ‘Murphy Brown’ (Decider, 2018) — music rights plus the fact that Warner Bros., not CBS, produced it, so it was never in the CBS All Access library.
- When News Queen Murphy Brown Met Soul Queen Aretha Franklin (Vanity Fair, 2018) — English on the Motown deal and why the cost blocks a streaming sale.
- Why the Hell Can’t I Watch Murphy Brown Online? (Gizmodo, 2015) — Candice Bergen attributing the gap to the Motown openings; only season 1 ever got a DVD.
- The show’s own fan podcast states the same thing and asks viewers to pressure streamers to pay for the clearances: murphybrownpod.com.
