Steve...O
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Your post brings up a really good point, and one that may hurt Fox's sales more than anything.
Because Fox chose to sit on these films rather than release them when the iron was hot in 2002, numerous alternate sources for these films took advantage and have sold tons of high quality bootleg Chans.
With the upcoming legal releases one would think Fox would have asserted their ownership rights. Doesn't look like it. Just type in "Charlie Chan" on Amazon and the first thing that displays is a bootleg DVD collection. Given that Amazon is supposed to be a "legit" e-tailer, how many people will click on this thinking it's the real deal?
I probably can't even discuss what a Google search will turn up without violating forum rules.
In one sense, the strong underground sales probably helped get these out commercially quicker because it showed there was demand out there, but wouldn't it make sense for Fox to "eliminate the competition" and do a better job of letting buyers know that something better was coming?