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But isn't it safe to say that Lucasfilm is also the organization which has done the most (#s) to preserve the original version. The GOUT copies sold in stores far out number the bootlegs and fan preservation copies ever created.

If I stole all the food from an orphanage, put armed guards to keep other people from giving them food, and then give the children back a few handfuls of stale bread, I'm not exactly an altruist, no matter the #s.

Besides the quality issue, how else did the GOUT not help people remember the essence of the originals?

Taking some of the best looking movies of all time, with then cutting edge effects that still look amazing, and making them look like poop is fairly damaging to their essence.