Debate: Should we release found lost media even if the creator doesnt want it out there?

Had a weird week last month. Found a VHS tape of a local kids show from 1987 at a thrift store in Tucson for $5. I watched it and it was wild, like a low budget version of a network show with puppets that looked kinda creepy. I started posting clips online and someone tracked down the guy who made it. He emailed me and said he hates that show now and wants me to destroy the tape. He said it brings back bad memories of a divorce. But this show is lost media, nobody else has a copy. Ive got people in the group begging me to upload the full thing. So whats the right move? Do I honor his wish and keep it private or do I share it because its historically important and one of a kind. I know someone is going to argue both sides hard. Has anyone else been in this spot where the creator wants their own work buried?

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lisa_bennett3d ago

Read a blog once that said "history doesn't care about feelings.

lily_schmidt533d ago

Is this really that deep though? I mean yeah the guy made it but its been decades and he sold it to a thrift store. If he wanted it gone so bad he shouldve burned it himself.