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  • June 2005
  • By Jason Pontin

Star Wars: Revelations and copyright

   

This April, I saw a wonderful new Star Wars film. It wasn't made by George Lucas. I watched it for free, having downloaded a digital file, and I broke no copyright laws.

Star Wars: Revelations is a work of delirious fandom: a 40-minute homage by amateur filmmakers that imagines the interval between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and the original Star Wars (now Episode IV: A New Hope).

 

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