THIS is Why you can't find or rent it on DVD

TO ANYONE LOOKING TO ERASE THIS POST, I AM NOT ENCOURAGING ILLEGAL PIRACY. I AM SIMPLY GIVING MY P.O.V. AS A LAW STUDENT WHO HAS SPENT MUCH FREE TIME EXAMINING THIS ISSUE.

Bankruptcy law is TOTALLY different from copyright laws. As far as copyright laws go, what would apply here is the section of American copyright law known as "The Berne Act", which clearly states: films unreleased in the United States, including original versions of films altered and/or edited for release in the United States, are not protected by American copyright; thus, they are considered public domain.

A great example would be "hi-def copies of the original 3 Star Wars movies [aka "The 3"], as they were originally released. As Star Wars fans (and much of the "movie geek" community) knows, the only DVD/Blu-Ray releases of The 3 are ones that have been significantly altered from their original versions.

So what are you going to do? Well, purists/Star Wars fanatics (kidding) that want The 3 a)in Hi-Def; b)unchanged from The 3's original releases; and c)on DVD or Blu-Ray only have one option: get copies of The 3 from a source that has (or is passing down) The 3 on laserdisc. It fits the criteria of "The Berne Act" perfectly - there are no current Hi-Def & "untampered with" versions of The 3 for sale, nor are their any in print. Disney now owns Star Wars (sorry, don't know what else to call it - Lucasfilm maybe?), so if they were so inclined, Disney could put out Hi-Def, unchanged versions of The 3. If this were to happen, THEN (and ONLY THEN) would it be illegal to sell or copy the aforementioned laserdiscs.

Of course, that's only American law. Canada went to that convention that is always referred to at the beginning of each home video that has the red background, and says how Interpol expressed concern (in 1976) about copying films or their soundtracks. However, when the Canadian delegates got home, they somehow forgot to put anything from the "convention" into the Canadian Criminal Code. Oops, we rule.

"I am insane... and you are my insanity" - James Cole, 12 Monkeys

-AK

"because you go into bankruptcy doesnt mean that nobody owns your property, it means the people you borrowed money from to buy your property, own your property."

When i buy a car i pay cash for it.
Its conceivable , albeit unlikely, that that studio had enough assets , or so little debt that stuff was left over