Excellent article. Pity few people who should actually read it will, due to its length, but it does cover the bases. I would only argue two points: 1. They did not give us "all the tools needed to survive", the CK allows us to do alot but much has been accomplished through community-made tools that they would not provide. 2. I doubt very much that they were taken by surprise by the mod thefts, they do nothing but benefit from them so why would they care? It's not like mod authors are software companies going to sue them. They see mods as creations made by their tools for their games, and they see mods made by other tools as "hacks", which shows how much they care about their authors' rights; this despite the fact that user-made weapons and armours are some of the most professional and popular mods available.