I mean, Verta’s is a way better end product than TN1 or Harmy. SSE can at best be called a remastering and DE is a reconstruction. Legacy is about as close to a true restoration as you can get.
What I’m curious about is how Disney first warned him about not releasing it. Was it randomly brought to their attention?
Remember, Mike has done contract work for Lucasfilm on various projects over the years, so he has lots of contacts there, and he has been very open about Legacy so I’m sure everyone knows about it there.
He said this in the Legacy thread a couple years ago:
I have been told explicitly to expect the FBI should my restoration be released publicly, by friends at LFL who are in a position to know.