Between you, me and the gatepost, it won't bother me one little bit if all the designers get in a major huff and run off pouting and taking their marbles (designs) with them..
If I never see another "designer" quilt for the rest of my lifetime it won't matter a whit - I have EQ and a few THOUSAND public domain blocks to play with and a whole mess of "quilts in MY head".
If your creativity is so seriously lacking that you cannot make a quilt without following someone else's design then you need to start small - you will be amazed at how many DIFFERENT quilts you can make with ONE BLOCK - just by changing the size, the sashing, the colors, the fabrics - and every one will look different and nary a 'designer' in sight to CLAIM YOUR QUILT...
Think about it...
And when the designers are whining about 'oh, we didn't mean for you to quit PAYING BIG BUCKS for our designs, we just wanted to CONTROL what you did after you already paid'...
bah humbug