Ziz said:

doubleofive said:

I'm going to have to write up something explaining why I think we think fan editing is ok and the SEs aren't.

The difference is simple - intention. Revisited and other fan edits are done for fun, as a way to present the film in a new light, either improved from what already exists or an alternate version as a learning experiment. The SEs were done strictly for profit - the opinions against the majority of the changes and the lack of attention given to things that could have been fixed but remain broken bear this out.

I just don't see that as the case. The 1997 re-releases would have made BANK regardless of any changes. Same with the BluRays. Spending large ammounts of money to make the SE in the first place goes against the idea that it is all for profit.

Couple that with the fact that Lucas could release the SE and then the OOT later to make more money is another point that this is about ego and control and not strictly for profit.