I don't mind it but it's annoying when I'm looking on cc finds blogs and then I find something I like and it says I can't download it for 2+ weeks. I'm cool with it as it gives creators more of an incentive to make good and regular content as they're getting something back, but it annoys me when some creators take advantage and lock things behind paywalls.
Like for example the NPCC mod is great, but the creator has locked every update from the past year behind a paywall. The public version is outdated and doesn't work properly anymore but the creator refuses to update it publicly. I would subscribe just to get it because the mod is one of my favorites and I want to get an updated version, but I have no respect for creators who do that so I'm not gonna give them my money.