If the Star Wars films were not released in any form then I would agree with the idea of fan preservations hurting the chances of a release, but the Despecialized Editions (amongst others) actually take sales, however minimal that number may be, away from the official releases of the Special Editions and especially any future release that does not include the OUT. I don’t think that sites such as this would do anything but prove the demand for the OT. Most people, or at least all that I’ve seen, have not claimed that they will not buy a release of the OUT because of Harmy’s work. They think of it as a way to watch the Star Wars Trilogy until an official blu ray is released. I would imagine they’d use a legitimate release of the OUT as a diplomatic way of shutting down popular fan projects.