All this makes me want to start one of those petition things, but they never really accomplish anything. I still don't understand how video game companies can be so callous towards their fans. Square needs to get with the times here.
One more thing that everyone has failed to mention that might lean towards Square officially recognizing and selling this game. Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is being released on WiiWare here in a month. That game looks like nothing more than a rom hack of the original game. If I ran Square, here is what I would do. I would give the creators of this hack a small budget to polish the game. Once the game is finished to Square's liking, WiiWare, PSN and XBOX Live that badboy. That would make a hell of a lot more than a frivolous lawsuit. Hell, if they don't want to consider it cannon, put a disclaimer before it. That would be one hell of good PR move. Talk about showing a fanbase that you care. Odds of that happening are very, very slight, but that would be great.
Hopefully, hopefully Square opens a line of communication at least.