rotj and tesb videocassettes wanted

[Rick Hawkins]

[may the bug be with you]

>Can anyone give me a source for obtaining video cassettes (VHS) of the
>Star Wars sequels The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi? I am
>aware that they are not released in the usual fashion, so no flames or
>mail telling me they're not available, please! I know they're out there
>in netland somewhere for the right price (which I am willing to pay), and
>that it's just a matter of locating a source. They're probably under wraps
>but I'm hoping to shake one loose!

You are asking for a flagrant, solicited violation of US patent law. This will
not be a case of harmlessly or unknowingly posting material to the net. There
is no legal question here except that of exactly which crimes the prosecutor
will choose to charge you with. So far, the only one that I am aware of is
solicitation of an illegal act. Anyone who assists you will be an accomplice
at best.

hawk

[Landon C. Noll]

i feel a tiny (but not too much) sorry for you. criminal action out on the
open public with disregard for the law makes a strong legal case against you.
and doing it in a newsgroup which LucasFilm folks must surely read takes
a whole bunch of GAUL. (perhaps you could go for the insanity defense?)

normally i would just let the other comments stand, but in this case i feel
it is important for USENET folks to strongly condemn your action.
legal stuff aside, your type of request does harm to the net. USENET
can be the forum for the exchange of useful information, and a place to
relax and hang out. but using it for shady reasons is one way to ruin
it for others.

chongo <do i get free tickets to SW-1 for this?> /\**/\

[r...@brl-vgr.arpa]

Patent law? Now really.

-Ron

[Lynn Gold]

"The Empire Strikes Back" is supposed to be out on videocassette
and laserdisk around Christmas. Some video stores are already
taking orders (I have mine in!).

--Lynn

[Alun Jenkins]

<eat it,eat it, if it gets cold reheat it>

TESB videos were released in the UK on October 18th.
Ok so its a long way to come but that means it sould be out in the US
pretty soon.

Alun Jenkins ...ukc!west44!agjenkins

[Peter E. Yee]

Concerning videotapes of The Empire Strikes Back, one local video store in the
SF Bay Area says that it will have it in stock by Nov 12. For those in the
Bay Area, the store is:

Claremont/Rockridge Home Video
5899 College Avenue
Oakland, California
(415) 428-9107

For the rest of you, I would imagine that it should be available in other
areas before Christmas. I learned about the release from a newspaper add.

-Peter Yee
..ucbvax!yee
y...@Berkeley.ARPA