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'Profundo Russo' ('Deep Red') from Dario Argento is in public domain as well. Legally, you could buy any one of the movies at your local cut-out bin, copy it and sell as your own as long as you don't use the menus or artwork that are included on the DVD. A legal loophole over the music being copywritten is another matter (hence 'A Wonderful Life' was snatched out of public domain a few years ago by Turner Networks) so I'd suggest checking into that before opening up your online custom DVD store. I've done a lot of research on this since I want to make an updated version of 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' and often have public domain movies playing on tv in background of my films.
'NOTLD' fell into public domain when the title screen was changed at the last minute. Back then, the copyright to the film had to be properly displayed. Guess what the title editor forgot ? The rest is history.
CK
PS Avoid the '30 Year Anniversary Edition' with "newly added footage". The newly added footage is recently shot stuff, bad scripting and horrible acting (including this version's composer). Worse yet, other scenes have been cut down or deleted all together. John Russo did a terrible disservice to the film's legacy.
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