Pablo Hidalgo on Twitter, just now:
[Pablo said:]
Good morning! What’s kept the original theatrical editions off of home video is the same thing that’s always been doing that. It’s not a studio thing.And for what it’s worth(asterisk), I’d love to have 'em.
(asterisk)it is worth nothing
Who is this person ?
Works for Lucasfilm
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Pablo_Hidalgo