Sure. But few go whining back to the original coder when the code is abandoned.
It’s when the code is maintained, bugs are fixed, releases are put together, etc. that people start acting entitled.
A better analogy would be someone who opens a sofa depo, starts giving away “as-is” sofas, then starts building new sofas and improving them. Some people take those sofas and use them in rental homes. Then it turns out that someone planted listening devices in some of the sofas, so the landlords start showing up at the depo and asking questions about supply chain security…
Analogy doesn’t suck, looking through “I’m entitled” lenses distorts the picture for you.