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Originally posted by: Mentasm
It really annoys me that we were denied the films for years for no good reason, only for them to be rushed out because of 'piracy' concerns.

If Lucas wanted to reduce piracy, he probably should/would have released the originals.

He's not stupid. He knows that plenty of people do not like the Special editions. By releasing these DVDs, he almost acknowledges the fact that he will never release the originals, which will drive an increase in piracy of the originals.