Well, I feel this phrasing is perfectly ok, because while yes, the preservation of the original isn't our only goal - we of course want it to be released to the public - I feel it conveys nicely how important the issue is and how barbaric is the behaviour of trying to suppress the original so far as to not even give a copy to an official state-operated preservation organisation.

And the problem didn't by any means occur with the introduction of the SE in 1997 - did any sort of problem occur with the introduction of the Extended Editions of LOTR or the Final Cut of Blade Runner?