I’m not sure if this is supposed to be a clever counter point because no one was happy with that either.

But at least it was the creator themselves editing their own works. And Lucas didn’t reach into your DVD collection and stop you watching the originals. It was just a new edition.

> But at least it was the creator themselves editing their own works

Original author vs rights holder, doesn't matter to me. Once art is released, it belongs to the public. The rights holders are entitled to make money from it at least.

> It was just a new edition.

Considering that the best quality release of the non-special editions is a Laserdisc, it's basically as good as deleting the originals from history.

That’s a bit entitled. If I make something, I get to modifying it as much as I like as the creator, if I change my mind. Maybe my changes suck. But that’s not my problem as the creator.

Complaining about format is also a bit silly. No one has to continuously release things you like in the format you choose. Loads of things are out of print. That’s just the nature of technology. And in this day and age, there’s a torrent.