Larry Zerner (Shelly from F13, now a successful entertainment lawyer) has been breaking down the case each step of the way. The idea is that Horror Inc (Cunningham’s company) isn’t legally bound from rereleasing old material or currently licensing new product, but for the sake of their case against Victor Miller, they’ve brought licensing to a standstill due to the money involved. When someone is knocking on your door saying “hey, you owe me a bunch of money from a 40 year old franchise,” you don’t want to have a ton of new product on the market that proves just how profitable said franchise remains in present day. A big move such as a new box set could potentially mean money on the table they’d have to share with Miller once everything is finalized.
Again, I could be interpreting everything incorrectly and SF could announce the set a lot of us have been waiting for. It just doesn’t seem likely.
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