In the past Valve has been the top company for allowing people to make money off of their games. In fact, based on content and messaging they’ve put out I’d say that it’s a core principle for them as a company.

I don’t think we’re seeing the whole picture here.

If Valve is pulling the reins you know shit’s going sideways. Were I to guess I’d say this is probably fraud related in some way. They’ve traditionally never given a shit about their IP unless someone was clearly Doing The Evils with it.