Originally posted by: mverta
Lucasfilm is playing the long game; a waiting game; and it's working.

I wonder what makes you put it this way, because I honestly can't see any such sophistication about what they're doing myself. Lucasfilm is just a company trying to maximize profit and their actions fit perfectly with that simple scheme. They don't have a lot of movie products to sell, only a scarce few films, and if they were to release pristine versions so good as to be perfect for historical preservation, they'd lose a big chunk of their business right there. As far as the man in charge is concerned, it's money first and a little glory second, and history shows that to get more of the former, he's more than willing to sacrifice the latter.