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Wouldn’t the best solution to this to trigger the release into public domain, or a CC-NA licence, within a short “cooling off” period so they could try to release it the following year?

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"The best solution" for who? The studio? They're not going to do that, because if they do, they lose the option to change their minds later and release the movie in the usual way.

The best for society. The studio is dodging taxes with it and, therefore, the public is financing the movie in part. Seems only fair.

But, obviously, they'd prefer to burn the originals to pay taxes on any profits.

Pretty much moot because "fair" is not a thing the studio is going to take into consideration.

That's why this should be legislated upon them - because they can't to The Right Thing by themselves.

I definitely would not hate that, though I can't really see such a law being passed, at least given the status quo.

Me neither. And anyone who votes for it can count on being banned from Hollywood for life.

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