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Is it just on my end or are they gone for good?
Music rights are divided into two distinct categories: the performer and the songwriter.
Spoken word and stand-up comedy, until recently, has only had licenses for the performer.
As the writer of the jokes, a stand-up doesnt get literary rights for the work theyve penned.
Spoken Giants and Word Collections are two groups that are trying to rectify that.
It was just an email at five oclock on Thanksgiving Eve, saying they were taking it all down.
In the meantime, you might still stream comedians onother platforms, or get into somevideo comedy.
