That's OK, neither did Obsidian.
The fans did, though. The Restored Content Mod makes the game finally worth playing. You should absolutely do that.
Nothing really stops you from putting the game on thepiratebay now anyways. The game is available on gog.com DRM free. I am quite certain the mod, remake, or whatever you want to call it would help sell more copies of the original game, especially since I imagine it would be released as an installer which modifies the original game (similar to HotA for HoM&M3).
Here’s an Amazon link. But, you can probably find it at any local bookstores.