Harmy’s work gets a lot of attention. He’s our best ambassador right now. People are seeking out his projects because they can’t get the “real thing”. The powers that be have to be at least a little aware of this.
With Disney in charge, it’s been more of a wait and see posture as to whether an official release is in the cards. And there are people inside Lucasfilm who want the OOT restored and released as much as we do. The “bonus discs” being done half assed from 1993 Laserdisc masters was George’s doing.