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Re:MTV news website goes dark, archives pulled offline by kobalsky on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @12:55AM (#40784635)
The only way to watch the Star Wars: Episode IV's theatrical release version is through some dedicated fans and pirates [1]. You can't buy it.

Same goes for series that have been altered to avoid music royalties [2]. Pirated version will remain as released.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmy%27s_Despecialized_Editio... [2] https://www.fastcompany.com/91109690/why-streaming-platforms...

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Re:MTV news website goes dark, archives pulled offline by rchaud on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @10:24AM (#40789032)
The '90s MTV animated show Daria suffered from a re-release without the original music. All the MTV-era specific music was replaced with stock instrumentals, which frankly takes a lot away from the atmosphere of the show.
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Re:MTV news website goes dark, archives pulled offline by IncreasePosts on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @02:01PM (#40791538)
Is it not the case that you can buy the theatrical release, but only used, and on VHS? Or was the theatrical release never actually put on tape and sold to the public?
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