The four post exchange that starts with this one over in the ROTJ thread got me thinking.

First, am I correct in thinking that the Library of Congress still wants prints of the SW and ESB, and maybe even ROTJ films (even though ROTJ isn’t on the list) in their original versions?

If so, is anything other than George Lucas’s wishes keeping them from accepting something like what TN1 has?

I don’t mean to be morbid, but my point about people not being around forever stands for him too.

What would the practical & legal implications be for TN1’s stuff being submitted to the National Film Registery once George Lucas has passed?

I know there would surely still be many legal hurdles. And perhaps those prints don’t meet the requirements for the NFR anyway. But would it ever be hypothetically possible to turn over well preserved prints the NFR after George Lucas is gone? Or is there another reason I’m missing that would make that a really bad idea?