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Originally posted by: jimbo
The Special Edition is the Star Wars trilogy and therefore there is no legal problem with what Lucas is doing.
No. Legally, Lucas is on shakey ground right now, as Pagz said. Read his post again.
The Special Editions and the Original Star Wars Trilogy aren't exactly the same things. There IS a difference, period. The Original Trilogy was released in 1977, 1980 and 1983 and consisted of the first three Star Wars movie ever made. The Special Editions are modified, newer versions of those movies with new effects, some new scenes, some modified scenes, audio changes, etc. They're NOT exactly the same. The older versions are the original Star Wars Trilogy and the newer versions are the Star Wars Trilogy - Special Edition. Lucasfilm can get sued for false advertisment (even if it's quite unlikely).