The fight's not over - although I do believe we're done with getting Lucas to cooperate. But he won't win this. Technology is advancing to the point where fans WILL eventually be able to restore these movies to the condition they deserve.

You gotta love this quote from Lucas...

"The other versions will disappear. Even the 35 million tapes of Star Wars out there won't last more than 30 or 40 years. A hundred years from now, the only version of the movie that anyone will remember will be the DVD version [of the Special Edition], and you'll be able to project it on a 20' by 40' screen with perfect quality. I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's to go back and reinvent a movie."

Well I'm sorry to say Mr. Lucas, you're DEAD WRONG. In a hundred years the original versions will disappear? Not unless there have been changes in copyright/public domain laws.

To reiterate the comments of the original poster, is there perhaps a Paypal account where I can contribute to the X0 project?