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		joshuaheard on June 25, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Paramount Erases Mtv.com Archives, Wipes Music, Cu... You think they could have sold it to someone and transferred the data.

whythre on June 25, 2024 | [–]

I would not be surprised if Paramount’s legal counsel told them it would be safer from a liability standpoint to trash it.

altairprime on June 25, 2024 | [–]

It would show up / compete with their current media efforts, it could potentially still owe residuals of some kind, and deleting it means they can take a tax credit for “lost” revenue.

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