See BS halts crackdown on Stephen Colbert's 'Only in Monroe' public-access show uploads after backlash
CBS yanked copyright takedown notices targeting uploads of Stephen Colbert’s surprise return to a tiny Michigan public-access TV show in the wake of online backlash.
The Paramount-owned network had been issuing the notices against YouTube users who reposted Colbert’s appearance on “Only in Monroe,” the Monroe Community Media public-access program that the comic famously hosted once in 2015 before taking over CBS’ “Late Show.”
CBS Studios financed and produced the episode that aired Friday and went viral online over the weekend. Some fans complained online about receiving notices to remove their pirated versions of the show from their accounts.
CBS quickly backtracked as critics accused the company of censorship. News of the decision was first reported by Variety.
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