Not sure about that. Fritz has always known the value of his personal creations, and priced them accordingly.
As do other skilled people, it is not a one-way street, there is give and take, which is down to negotiation.
Nothing comes from nothing, and neither should it.
However if you have a more pressing, and rewarding, day-job, which you want to hold down, priorities naturally change.
Iāve even benefited from this, for some mediocre contributions behind the scenes, which might have saved going down a wrong direction. Enough to buy a few nice torches afterwards. and it was freely given by an honourable company, and passed on to me by the Project Manager.
The world is not black and white, just shades of grey.
But, excellence can prevail, eventually, if backers have faith and customers recognise it, and are prepared to pay perhaps a little bit more for it. And it really is excellent. Otherwise mediocrity will prevail.
Accept that skilled people can command some reward for their efforts, and should. Frankly if this stuff was given away for free it would be an insult to professionals. This is now a business, not a hobby, particularly for the manufacturers who have to take the chances and do the serious work.