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They don't have to!!! He gave it to you for free to do with it what you want.
Giving you something for free doesn't entitle you to threaten him.
I think you are missing the part where the community also gives back to the project. At some point the project isn't really the creation of the original author anymore.
Which doesn't matter because he's already given everything to the community. If they want to take it in another direction, he's already given it to them.