Stephen Colbert signed off from The Late Show for the last time after a feud with the Trump administration. A day later, he appeared on the Only in Monroe public access TV show in Michigan, with celebrity guests including Jeff Daniels, and the episode went viral. Accounts that shared the episode online received copyright strikes from Paramount, prompting claims that CBS was trying to suppress copies. CBS later clarified that the Monroe episode was financed and produced by CBS Studios and posted on Colbert’s YouTube channel in collaboration with Monroe Community Media and The Late Show’s YouTube channels. CBS said it normally sends copyright notices to unauthorized sites but decided to waive further enforcement for this episode pending additional review.
"Paramount is apparently trying to suppress copies of 'Only in Monroe' from appearing on other social platforms by filing frivolous copyright notices, even though the show was produced by a public access TV channel and doesn't use their intellectual property...," wrote independent journalist Matthew Keyes, whose re-post of the show on X had gone viral."
"Stephen Colbert's return to Monroe in the 'Only in Monroe' episode was financed and produced by CBS Studios and was posted on Stephen Colbert's YouTube channel in collaboration with Monroe Community Media and 'The Late Show's' YouTube channels," a CBS spokesperson told Variety on Monday."
"As is our regular practice, we send copyright notices to unauthorized websites that post copyrighted content from CBS and our network/studio talent such as Stephen Colbert. However, for this episode, we have decided to waive further enforcement of this standard industry practice until additional review.""
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