I too continually tire of seeing introductions of openness and open education (maybe not exactly the same thing) or just sharing that begins with licenses. And here you make a stronger statement with the identification of atmosphere of permission a.k.a. restriction (and thus a veiled threat of punishment).

When described this way, openness seems to becomes a thing focused on content owners rather than people who might use it, yes, “in whose interest” is where it should start. I hear the voice of Nancy White describing an experience of resource sharing where she describes it as not being centered on open resources, but open attitudes (ironically that was in a collection of stories of sharing done for the 2009 Open Education conference).

Thanks for making this stand.

Now I hope the comment algorithm gives me permission to post here!