Decius wrote:

This could be an important moment. A large segment of the Internet viewing public wants access to Colbert's video. It's owned by C-SPAN. C-SPAN videos are not in the public domain.

The "important moment" potential is deflated by the fact that the video is freely available through the C-SPAN web site. It's right on the front page, even. And the Colbert segment is available directly as a separate item, if that's all you wanted to see.

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