I don't buy the argument that Lucas is releasing the OOT to stop preservation projects or bootleggers. Its not legally correct. If Lucas really wanted to shut down the XO project or other preservation projects, he wouldn't need to release the OOT. Lucasfilm has the copyright on Star Wars, and can choose what media to release it on, or at all. If Lucas decided that he would just sit on Star Wars and never release it at all in any form to anyone, he is within his legal rights, and can still sue and shut down anyone else who releases it. Its my opinion that Lucas is releasing the OOT simply because there has been too much demand for it. Is he doing it justice? No way. But there has been unyeilding demand for the OOT. I doubt that Lucas really cares one way or another about the things we do here. This site isn't exactly hidden away. Lucasfilm has to know about us, but doesn't care.
The thing that scares me, though, is that people saying on here that they won't buy the official DVD's, but instead will get various copies here, might attract Lucasfilm lawyers. I for one will probably end up buying the OOT on DVD, even if I'm unhappy about it. Hopefully, someone on here will "fix" it, and make it anamorphic, and perhaps add in the alternate audio tracks as available.