You obviously know very little about the film industry here or in the US, I've worked in both and can tell you the independent film market is alive and kicking in both, and both countries are horribly capitalistic - that's how it is.
Anyway, get off your arse and make your own version, I'll even lend you the DE laserdiscs, and a PC based capture card and all the software required, and instructions on how to do it. All you have to do is get a laserdisc player (available second hand for about the cost of the SE trilogy on DVD)
As I said before, if you really cared you would do it - so stop whining and produce your own transfer.