Avery even wrote me back in 1998 when I wrote her about the outstanding-for-its-time Prince Of Egypt DVD. It's a longer, messier story, but Doctorow's office's response was far less friendly when I copied him on a letter I sent to Cameron around this time expressing my hope that the then rumors of a non-anamorphic Titanic DVD being released were not true.
Ahh....so it's personal. Now your post makes sense.