"I still can't understand why the Leckys are damaging/jeopardizing their one an only revenue source"
Actually they have multiple revenue sources (http://www.tplgroup.net:8080/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=29), but all of them have had a long dry spell it appears (http://www.alliacense.com/).
It certainly causes one to wonder what exactly is transpiring behind the curtain(s).