Because Project 4K77 relies on copyrighted material owned by Lucasfilm and Disney, it exists in a legal gray area. The creators of the project strictly forbid the sale of their work and operate under a rigid ethical code:

The official Disney+ and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray releases of Star Wars are derived from the 2019 "Maclunkey" Special Edition master. While they boast impressive clarity, they diverge heavily from historical film preservation in several ways:

Enter , a fan-driven restoration project that has achieved the impossible: scanning, restoring, and releasing the original 35mm Technicolor print in breathtaking 4K UHD.