If they were doing it to the original series, it certainly would be blasphemy to edit out the mic! But since it and the other things were never supposed to be seen because the film was never meant to be seen in 4X3, at least it's a different situation with NoDS (and hoDS).
I have to say, though, that even though I had noticed while watching the VHS version on my computer (while getting screen caps) that occasionally the edge of something that looked like it might be metal of some sort sneaked into frame at the very bottom of some of the overheard shots during the hanging scene -
- I never would have guessed it was the edge of the cherry picker - and quite honestly more often than not I don't even pay attention to that sort of stuff because I'm too caught up in the story and paying attention to the characters.