Because if every time Ethereum was copied the Ethereum foundation got a cut, but anyone else holding a large stake in Ethereum but those who provided funding for the foundation to get the codebase to where it is now has to buy into the clone or have multiple sockpuppets with the easy 7SP minimum for a decent stake (on a clone toward which they had already paid to have built), ETH holders would be very angry and would only grow to distrust the foundation (more than they already distrust today).
^ This Right Here.
Also Twitchit... Fuck yeah let's get me streaming over here :-). Destiny rise of iron anyone? Lmao ok ok a little off topic.
Read it all bro. If you agree with that youll shake your head as you read the rest.
I have yet to have a sigle person from their team even respond to my inquiries much less defend their position...and every argument i have heard FOR thus far are easily disposed of once one thinks rationally.