Fang Zei said:

I could almost see Disney doing the following:

Bartering with Fox to get home video distribution rights on the six existing films (TPM 3D hasn't even hit blu-ray yet!). Fox would probably ask a pretty penny for those rights, so to sweeten the deal, Disney gives them theatrical distribution rights for the upcoming sequels. Disney would hold on to distribution rights for Blu-ray/dvd/download/television etc which is where the REAL money is anyway. Also, let's not forget, Fox would only be getting a small cut of the gross. The bulk of the box office would go to LFL and therefore to Disney.

Still, it would give Fox the pride of continuing to release this legendary franchise in theaters, and nostalgic nerds like me will get to hear Alfred Newman's music when the lights go down.

I think it's pretty obvious that Disney will fight tooth and nail to secure exclusive rights to the OT, and, in the end, they have the money to win that fight; otherwise it's the loss of a huge money-making opportunity for them, especially if the OOT is on the table.