Zou Bisou Bisou

I’ve been in charge of this blog since S6 of drag race back in 2014 and I never imagined this lil hobby of mine would’ve grown to become something this big. I’ve loved doing this for seven years because it felt really good to be able to share this queer form of media across the globe to those that wouldn’t normally be able to watch the show. I’ve talked to people from around the world and have made new friendships that I’ll always cherish.

However, I’ve known for as long as I’ve been doing this gig that it wasn’t technically legal. I’ve had posts get taken down before for violating copyright issues through tumblr, but yesterday was something different entirely. It wasn’t just a single post that set it off, but rather dozens and dozens of episode posts that I’ve personally uploaded that are attached to my name and IP address and can easily be traced to me. 

I was open to the idea of starting a twitter and/or discord server yesterday to continue posting these episodes but now I don’t think that’ll happen and I’ll tell you why. I woke up to an email this morning from someone who works as an Intellectual Property Enforcer for CBS and they made it very clear that they will pursue legal action if I continue to violate copyright infringement and upload further episodes for public use. This was sent separate from Tumblr’s usual copyright infringement email and I’m assuming they got my email through Tumblr to contact me personally. She made it crystal clear and my hands are figuratively tied as this is essentially a cease and desist, and I’d rather not risk posting on a different site if it means I could get sued or fined for doing so. 

So after seven long ass years I’m going to officially end emptycinema. I want to thank everyone that’s stuck around with me for this long. From the early leaked episodes, to me falling asleep and missing posting the finale (twice, I think?), to me just generally being a fuck-up and realizing I uploaded the wrong episode to begin with and have to start all over - thank you for still coming back here each week. You’ve all been very kind to me and for that I am thankful.

For the time being I’ve deleted any posts that contain episode links that weren’t included in the Tumblr’s initial deleting spree, but the blog will still remain open for viewing and maybe I’ll revisit every now and then to post some drag shit or something, I don’t know. I also have to delete all of the Google Drive videos in case the links are still floating around online somewhere.

For those looking for an alternative source for episodes each week, I’d recommend:

Twitter user FuzzcoNews and their blogspot linked in their bio

Subreddit /watchrpdr

Again, thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

And in conclusion,