I think the fact that Maxis purposely changed the way things are packaged up in Body Shop to now include the meshes of objects is an indication that Maxis feels these items should be freely shared.
As they say... actions speak louder than words. :lol:
Well, even if they were always ambivalent, it really gimps
their Exchange if everyone is constantly uploading Sims that don't actually contain the stuff that's in the picture! I mean, they could definitely just be doing it so they don't look bad.
But since they have the right to do so, it's silly to try to say they're awful for doing so. This mesh uploading business will help the Exchange, where it was more useful, and more deserving to be closed beforehand!