Sure. I’d buy 'em if I could - even though I have no way to play them because to date I have refused to spend a penny on BluRay anything.
There is no “I can” with these three movies, because everyone involved has spent the last 20 years trying to bury them. That’s why piracy happens. But let’s not kid ourselves - “ethical” piracy, so much as one can define such a thing, is piracy. (I’m preaching to the choir, I know.)
I can only hope that what we (I’ve been involved in this kind of matter for over a decade now myself) have been doing will result in the RIGHT thing happening, which is something similar to what we’re aiming for being released, not by fans, but by Fox and/or the Rat.
I just read this and am still totally confused about the entire matter at hand. Molly’s post says what we all know to be true.
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None of this is what’s happening, though. This isn’t about re-thinking the morality of preservations. It’s about one specific thing that might have happened within the community.
That said, I agree with everything you’re saying and I see how the topic suggests this. I hope things are clarified in whatever delicate way they can be so that everyone doesn’t tear their hair out thinking this.
The other reason that I hope this is clarified is that, as we know, press publicity has been relatively high for us lately. I don’t think any of us want our members or the public thinking that the reason for the ban is some sort of oceans 11 film print heist rather than an internal issue between OT members.