How do we determine an original title for a film that goes by different names around the world?

This would be based on the Modified Title section of the rules.

Specifically I am speaking about the Morgan Freeman movie Edison, AKA Edison City or Edison Force.

CLT Results
Edison=26
Edison City=3
Edison City of Crime=1
Edison Force=6

Back in 2004 there were news reports that it was going to be called Edison.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2004-02-10-justin-timberlake-movies_x.htm
http://www.mtv.com/news/1484926/justin-timberlake-signs-on-for-first-big-screen-acting-role/

It was shown at the Toronto Film Festival  as "Edison" and after getting panned the US theatrical run was cancelled before it began and went straight to DVD with a name change to Edison Force.
http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/justin-timberlakes-most-memorable-film--tv-roles-2012271/20348

Because right now this film is entered in the database with 4 different names, some and some not using an Original Title.

So what (if anything) would be the original title?

But  you can't break the rules doing so... as the rules tells you where to get the original title from...

Rules Quote:

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The Original Title field serves two general purposes, but in both cases allows for the tracking of the original feature title. For profiles which have an alternate title displayed on the cover, use the title from the film's credits. For titles released outside their country of origin, use the original release title.
In cases where the title is the original title, leave the Original Title field blank.

See the sentence I put in bold.

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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But  you can't break the rules doing so... as the rules tells you where to get the original title from...

Rules Quote:

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The Original Title field serves two general purposes, but in both cases allows for the tracking of the original feature title. For profiles which have an alternate title displayed on the cover, use the title from the film's credits. For titles released outside their country of origin, use the original release title.
In cases where the title is the original title, leave the Original Title field blank.

See the sentence I put in bold.

that rule works for There's Something More About Mary (There's Something About Mary), The Num8ers Station (The Numbers Station), Lucky # Slevin (Lucky Number Slevin) and so on. But doesn't work for  films with a complete name change after their initial release.

The Original Title field serves two general purposes, but in both cases allows for the tracking of the original feature title. For profiles which have an alternate title displayed on the cover, use the title from the film's credits. For titles released outside their country of origin, use the original release title.
In cases where the title is the original title, leave the Original Title field blank.

actually this whole rule really doesn't take into account the original title. It only wants the feature title from the film credits (even if it is a re-release title of a previous film) that is what the rule is calling a original title.

So Star Wars is not the original title for the Reissue Title Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope because it is on the case and the title feature.

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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Just pointing out what the rules are calling for. I don't concern myself with the outcome. In my opinion everything in the online database must be per the rules or per Ken's statements otherwise. There is a lot of things in the rules that don't make sense to me... but I still contribute per the rules or Ken's statements/clarifications.

then why have the CLT or common name by profiles when you can have multiple original titles of the same film that skew the results?

I think it may depend on what we're using as the production year. If you use the year in which it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, 2005, then I'd consider the original title to be 'Edison', because that's what it was called then. If, however, the direct–to–video releasedate on July 18, 2006 counts as the production year for our purposes, then I'd go with *that* 'Edison Force' title as well, because, again, that's what it was called then.