I think there's something about not being able to separate the data from art, especially if you created the art. Personally I have no issues doing this. There'

I think there's something about not being able to separate the data from art, especially if you created the art. Personally I have no issues doing this. There's more of a worry if the data is more like instructions on how to create the particular piece of art. For instance a compiled blender model vs the blender project. It's somewhat understandable that there's a need to protect the "how it was made" when it comes to art. For example if a musical artist creates a unique song that also becomes a hit, others will try to copy the sound of the song to get a ride on the hype. If it's popular enough it will happen regardless but if the "source code" of the song is available, ie instructions on how to create the unique sound this will happen a lot faster. And over time what made the song so unique and interesting is no longer that. I think Skrillex is a good example of this. Suddenly everyone was trying to do the wobble bass, initially failing a bit but eventually the community nailed the recipe and thus saturated his sound. So I would say it's inevitable regardless if you have the instructions on how to do it. It's just that it might take a bit longer if you don't.