Thinking the same thing. I mean who would benefit the most from making open source models illegal? Sure looks like a lot like regulatory capture to me.

The usual unelected control freaks, that try to police everything in life, from sex to drugs to what food you can eat. Every time a new technology comes out they start a moral panic over fears of safety or harm ("think of the children"). These morality police play on peoples' fears to increase their power and control.