So does this mean any station can air F-911, commercial free...

[ShaneGR]

And call it news?

[aden_nak]

1. Yeah, now find a station willing to do it COMMERICAL FREE.

And I'll pull a Pontiac 4000LE out of my ass.

[cheshire]

2. Not that I want to see you in pain but I still want a station to do it.

[Barney Rocks]

3. unfortunately, no

because the company that owns the distribution rights has to agree. Right now, they still want to be making money off the documentary-usually you don't show something for free unti you have taken in all the money that you can. They could show it on network tv--but they would probably have to have advertising to pay for it if they did so.

[ShaneGR]

4. I think they would

DVD sales usually go up when people see it on TV or at the Movies.

[AnIndependentTexan]

5. Then air Going up river

[Barney Rocks]

6. I agree that

we need to do SOMETHING. But--I am sure that the DNC and Kerry are on top of it. It takes lawyers to negotiate distribution rights and stuff--they are probably working on something and we are not even aware of it. I'm not worried--we will either stop this from happening--or we will respond with something appropriate. (I don't know if it will be logistically possible for F911 to be the response though...)

[atre]

7. Theoretically, yes

It does not violate applicable campaign finance laws, because there is a clear media exception in the BCRA of 2002.

There may be a hurdle with FTC regulations, however, of which I know nothing.

[Gabi Hayes]

8. they won't even take ADS for F911 in many markets

why would they AIR it?