I have a hard time understanding this....

To quote FB and magdelayna:
I spent years on Logic on my own in my bedroom trying to create a unique sound..but hey,maybe i shouldve just bought mr. cookie cutter's template instead.
Well, yes, maybe he should. Then he could have analysed it and applied learned techniques to ease his own productions. Maybe he woudn't take 10 years then, but just 2. This is the same debate as "of using loops". Do what you can with whatever you can get your hands on to try to sound exceptional. The only rule that REALLY matters.

I mean, project templates are treasure troves of knowledge.
There can be a lot to be learned in terms of pure technique. EQs, Reverbs. Compressors. How a proper channel staging can be set up. General levels.

To deny them because some kid might copy the whole thing is just thinking small. Maybe that kid will do something on his own down the line and do great things.

Of course some copycat tunes inevitably come out of such templates but alas....
What is really wrong here is labels signing that same sounding crap over and over again with zero room for unique stuff, out of the box thinking, minor deviations in form and next to zero a&r guidance. I'm sorry, I mean fans wanting that crap and labels listening to the vocal minority.