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Originally Posted by Michael Brooke  A successful release boils down to two core elements: availability of rights, and availability of decent materials.
Usually the first is the biggest stumbling block, but it can sometimes be the second - for instance, Night of the Living Dead is notoriously in the public domain thanks to a copyright registration cock-up, but you're not going to get your hands on high-quality pre-print materials without a formal agreement with the film's producers, who understandably aren't inclined to charge mere pennies. |
With regard to NotLD in particular Michael, there have been at least two blu releases in the UK and numerous dvds, but nothing that one would call a definitive release in terms of both extras and av. James White has mentioned in at least one article that i know of that its a title he'd love to see properly restored and be involved in. Is the problem down to obtaining original negs or simply the fact that being in the public domain Arrow or anyone else for that matter would be hesitant to throw any real money into a definitive ultimate release?