zombie84 said:

Now, why didn't Hyperspace use this and have to ask Davis? 1) Maybe departments at Lucasfilm don't talk to each other. This is a huge issue in major multi-division mega-coporations, and one of the reasons Lucasfilm wanted to move to the Presidio complex.

Does Davis even know about that footage? If so, what does he think?

Excellent and outstanding post. Those were the exact thoughts that I was having today after looking more and more on this issue. The discrepancy between 2004. clip and hyperspace release could be maybe explained due to compartmentalization between Lucasfilm (now huge) divisions like you suggested. Probably during one of the conferences Davis meet someone from public relations in Lucasfilm. During the projection of mockumentary Davis gives the story "how the original print has been lost". Person from Lucasfilm figures out that this is great exclusive and decides to borrow and digitalize VHS copy from Davis for Hyperspece subscribers (not even thinking that the negative could be still in the Lucasfilm archives in the first place).

2004. clip should be brought to Davis attention. I am not aware that anyone has done it so far. Davis was just a guest on the last episode of Force-cast - altough they talked a lot about Return of the Ewok I was dissapointed that 2004. clip was not mentioned to him. I am very curious to hear his comment on this. I hope that someone will brought this forward in the near future.