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Tag Archives: fox
A Short, Imperfect History of 80s Media Culture as Told by 3 C.H.U.D. VHS Tapes
Some might ask, “Why buy 3 different versions of C.H.U.D. on VHS? Isn’t that overkill?” The short answer is “Yes,” but the longer answer is and “Why the hell do you care? Are you some kind of minimalist, or worse … Continue reading
Posted in Reclaim Video, VHS
Tagged C.H.U.D., fox, movies, New World Pictures, ReclaimVideo, Roger Corman, Starmaker, VHS, Video Treasures
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Terminated with Extreme Prejudice
This post is part of an inadvertent series of posts about my attempts to fight various media companies claims of copyright infringement on my uploaded YouTube clips. You can see part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, and … Continue reading