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Haven't got time or resources? Youd make time and get the gear if you *really* cared.
The fact that you haven't even shown an inkling in that direction means you don't care as much as you'd like to make out. It reminds me of people in my town that get outraged that no-one is helping the poor and destitute that litter our streets - they complain about it, and get on their soap box and demand that something be done - but I don't see them down with us in the soup kitchens at 7 in the morning.
So it really means the preservation of this trilogy is a low priority for you, and that's fine - but stop giving everyone else a hard time about it. If you pitch in to help, well and good and you will even find people willing to help, and you can do it your way.
Going on your argument, the original trilogy should *never* be watched on a television at all.
The changes required to get it onto TV (massive drop of resolution, totally different colour space) causes a big change in the way the film works (e.g. in wide shots you cannot see character's facial expressions which you can on film, which changes the effect of certain shots, which is why Cameron preferws Pan and Scan for some of his releases)
Enid Blyton's books have been preserved and archived, they are not going to disappear, new censored versions (that I don't think is a good idea) are out in addition to the old ones, and will perhaps let people share the essence of the great stories with their kids, that might not have done so otherwise because of worries over racial issues etc. because they were written when the world was a different place. I don't like it, but there is a place for modified versions.
As for original paintings, nearly every aging painting you see in galleries *is* restored, i.e. other painters have gone over them, added paint and repaired them - this is standard practice.
But really, your views are known, so start your own forums about them and discuss them, as it just causes all of these ones to go off topic really. (ANd I never need much encouragement to do that!)