You’re really misunderstanding me Broom Kid. I was never insinuating that Fox had a say in what version was released. Only that they, being the distributors, would get a large percentage of any profits made from ANY home video release.
No, I understood you on that point. I’m saying that’s incorrect. Fox doesn’t (or didn’t) get a large percentage of profits from their distribution deal. Yes, they got some of the money. But they didn’t get most of it. I BELIEVE they got less than a quarter of it? Might be even closer to 15%, I think. But I’m not remembering where I heard that now.
But when Lucas had Fox over a barrel while negotiating the Prequel Trilogy distribution rights, I think he not only got ownership rights back, but a very, very good profit split on re-releases and home video releases.
Also, the most recent release of the blu-rays (the first post Fox acquisition) is a stock-clearing exercise of old Fox product. The Fancy new product is rumored to hit NEXT year - and that’s the set that I am, for the first time in a long time, letting myself hope for the originals as a bonus feature.