Well, first, (a) I think he's pretty open about giving permission; and (b) I saw somewhere else that he might be back on board with working within CVS again now that some of the BS with FlightProSim has blown over. I guess I should really have been more careful above when I essentially spoke on his behalf; I was just going by what I picked up from another thread, but I seem to have been mistaken.
On the whole, Liam, I agree that it's a good thing, which is what ultimately kept me on board with submitting my latest scenery work into the database instead of keeping it as a third-party add-on. It stings a little to know that some people are profiting off of my volunteer work, but the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, I think.