Everyone interested in licensing our field might note that the reason licensing has been invented is to protect the public not designers or clients. That might

Everyone interested in licensing our field might note that the reason licensing has been invented is to protect the public not designers or clients. That might be the original goal. But the long-term effect is that they'll use licenses to keep new designers out, and to make the licensed designers rich. And the best way to do that is to make sure the 'right' way is the old way (and the expensive way).