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I think there are two very different approaches in conflict here.
The first is the PG approach, which is about preserving an exact edition of a work. It is the formation of a museum of books, and each oddity should be preserved as an artifact of the original book. Whether people actually enjoy reading the books is of secondary concern.
The second is that there are some old books out there with good stories that people might still enjoy reading. The aim is entertainment, not preservation. If there are obvious changes that make the book more entertaining, without distorting the original meaning, why not make them?
Both approaches are equally valid, and you can't judge either by the standards of the other.
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