Clip 1: The Jazz Singer, 1927

[DavidFick]

Truly amazing that greed --I'm referring to the greed of those individuals who have refused to allow this masterpiece to be enjoyed by all-- should compel ANYONE to behave in such a stingy fashion. What makes it all the more offensive is that the parties who behave so covetously had NOTHING WHATSOEVER to do with the making of "The Jazz Singer." I understand that it's their legal prerogative to be money-grubbers, but their actions should be regarded as an affront to the work of their forebears

[Juanpablo8559]

Si esto es viejisimo y tiene mas de 70 años, deberia ser de dominio público, no deberian impedirnos escuchar la parte fundamental en la historia del cine, es decir, la transición del cine mudo al sonoro, a quién se le debe regalías, ¿Al tataranieto de Al Jolson o a las poderosísimas disqueras???

[IstvanN1961]

What none of you seem to undertsand is that the audio quality of a 1927 vitaphone recording is so perfect that the public would download the music from this clip onto their iPods or flash drives or even tape recorders and listen to it for FREE depriving WMG the royalities they so richly derserve. Now go to the store and buy an Edison Disc of this recording the way you should! GEEZE!

[Clint945]

@IstvanN1961

This is exactly why copyright needs to be revised, this is an 85 year old clip:

The actors are dead, the director is dead... the people producing this, also... Dead.

Yet the copyright remains, as a haunting ghost set simply to extort EVERY LAST PENNY from anything that big companies can get their fat, greasy hands on.

Not to mention stopping any remakes or any artistic continuation of any theme remotely similar to this one without fear of legal action.

Its WRONG.

[Clint945]

@Clint945

The Following message is copyrighted, if anyone references it in their reply they must pay me royalties.

Copyright lasts for my lifetime + 70 years.

So we can assume this comment will be generating my grandchildren income.

[avuncular300]

How pathetic these moderns morons be. Whoever fronts the WMG se-up should be boiled in oil.

[MattNOYB]

WMG, are you kidding me? Even silent films had music. It's bad when after almost 100 years, things are somehow regressing.

[3y3tiger]

This is in the PUBLIC DOMAIN. WHY??

[fatmaggi]

Warner blows...all who agree gimme a thumbs up!

[fromthesidelines]

Without the 16 inch 33 1/3 rpm "Vitaphone" disc originally accompanying this scene, you get the idea just how "limited" early sound movies were at the time- only William Fox's "sound-on-film" offerings became the industry's standard within a year.

[Alteropptattforfaen]

Oh come on!!! I'm currently writing an essay about this! I need sound!! ARRG

[bkalafut]

isn't this out of copyright for almost a decade?

[shaunsstuff79]

@bkalafut  try about half a century!!!

[remem1776]

no sound and I don't care why

[gerald2k9]

i remember when dis was made. i just celebrated my fiftyith

[stingyzx]

FUCK copyright!  This needs to change.

[smichelle65]

Aw, goddammit, WMG--this is film history!

[SuperYantz]

Uncle Charley when he was very young eatting with Jolson.

[marapprech]

whats the point of making up movies with sound when warner bros just remove it!!!

[ercjncpr]

why not just pull the video, it makes no sense now

[redcorncob]

I bet WMG doesn't even own the song in this video.

[CDCB2]

...is WMG trying to be funny by muting a clip from the first sound film? lol

[kellyakabilly]

How ridiculous is that? Shame on you, WMG. What bloated heads they must have!

[pwnwner]

rofl when did the copyright for this end? 70 years ago or so

[KiwiKugai]

It is a sad commentary on the attitudes of the people at WMG that they would even consider blocking the soundtrack for this.

It just goes to show that all they are interested in is crossing their palms with silver.

Will 30 pieces do?

[thatguyiknewinrwanda]

there's a very strong irony in this being muted.

[TheRmcStudios]

@thatguyiknewinrwanda Hahahahahahahaha.

[Louielounge]

@thatguyiknewinrwanda Indeed. Youtube (google) is changing the original artistic experience.

[Dennemark]

WMG IS BEING CULTURALLY RACIST !

[x4JOZ215]

wow u r very retarded racist or racism only goes for race saying someone is culturally racist is very retarded u can say discriminating against culltures but not culturally racist

[newfful]

What's the use of youtube if every sound/music piece must be taken off?

There goes freedom expression down the tubes...

[darthzach]

ASSSSSSSHOLES!!!!

[Useless2112]

Dirty Hands! Dirty Face! Dirty Bastards at WMG!

[Useless2112]

WMG are a bunch of cunts. There, I said it.

[pandaaaaaaaaaaa]

Do you feel better now? now that you´ve said it.

[Useless2112]

I won't feel better until WMG are all swinging from the wishing tree.

[TheChileno1980]

That´s ridiculous!

[ReidWelch]

Boycott "WMG". Suggestion: buy nothing they sell or promote.

What thieves of Americana!

What fools these copyright usurpers be!

They could put an ad into the clip instead of to breed ill will that no amount of reparation of apology will ever repair. I hope that corporate entity dies. Then we may have music again for this most important movie.

[Ravenclawed]

How ironic! :)

[CESkootchy]

Wtf, this movie's over 80 years old, what the hell money are you losing you greedy Warner Bros pigs?

[shaunsstuff79]

@CESkootchy exactly agreed 100 percent!! not to mention that everyone who had anything to do with the making of the film and also most everyone who even saw it in the theater then are long gone as well!!!

[kevkonk]

surely out of copyright, worth disputing

[smichelle65]

"The audio has been disabled"--O, sweet irony!

[LOKITUPISBACK]

audio disabled

[mojako606]

great!