Modding, copyright, and related issues.

You communicate better in writing than you do verbally...
Anyway, my main point is that it would be good to reconcile. It would be very beneficial. The person who talks about mods and the person who creates them (and has long been recognized as a master in this field) could live in perfect harmony in terms of their activities. The fact that this is not happening is a serious oversight. What agreements and concessions would be needed to make this possible is a separate and also important question.