Firstly, let me say that this thread seems to be getting a bit aggressive towards Bazze and my own earlier post reads that way too, for which I apologise to him. It wasnt meant to. I just dont agree with what you say, which was what you wanted to know in the first place, right, mate?
Secondly, a point about freebies, or indeed any third party model or texture. In my case they are very often the inspiration for an image. I see what someone has produced and straight away I can see how it could be used, just as a photographer may come upon a scene and cant wait to record it. What Im saying is, without the freebie, there would not be that particular image.