The ball drops. 10, 9... zero! All cheer. Cut back to Ryan Seacrest. "The crowd is ecstatic that Betty Boop and All Quiet on the Western Front have entered the public domain. Couples have torn off their coats and are kissing as they show off their homemade Blondie shirts. Tears in the eyes of young filmmakers dreaming of remixing Animal Crackers. And now, Mariah Carey with Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, performing against a backdrop of Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow."

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