Posted by Biz on 10/24/05 01:50

As soon as he would release the un-altered versions, if they even exist
anymore, they would be bootlegged to death anyway. Lucas isnt hurting for
money, maybe he decided it just wasnt worth the hassle, especially if he
feels the newer version are what he wants to release...

"Sue" <sueb1863@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Biz wrote:
> > "Dick Sidbury" <DrJamesSidbury@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:3rqc74Fkqfo6U1@individual.net...
> >
> >>The ORIGINAL trilogy still hasn't made it to (commercial) DVD.
> >>
> >>dick
> >>-- only those of us with laserdisks have it (legally?)
> >
> >
> > And it probably never will so let it go already
> >
> >
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> Hey, if Lucas is OK with bootleggers making money off of his work
> because he won't release the unaltered versions on DVD - and I suppose
> he must be - I guess that's his business.
>
> If I were him, though, I'd try to make sure that I got all the money
> from my efforts, not the DVD pirates.
>
> But apparently, Lucas is happy to let them have money that should be
> his, and they're certainly happy to take it. It's not like he's giving
> fans who want the unaltered versions on DVD a choice.
>

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