[FreedomCalls]

One of the major modern screw-ups in regards to copyright law was the movie It's a Wonderful Life. The copyright wasn't re-newed and anyone who owned a copy -- basically television stations --could play it as often as they wanted without paying royalties. Hence, it became a Christmas classic.

But the copyright to the soundtrack was still in force and the studio reasserted their right to the soundtrack. You can now play the movie royalty-free only if you play it with no sound.

[durasell]

But the copyright to the soundtrack was still in force and the studio reasserted their right to the soundtrack. You can now play the movie royalty-free only if you play it with no sound.


Only after it became a Christmas tradition. But for long time there, it would play seven or eight times during Christmas.