Wizard of Draws writes:

I'm not quite sure why you are taking on the expense and trouble of
providing this service?

I want to be able to easily experiment with the files.
http://aviationtoolbox.org/munge/plates_by_state/

For free no less.

The value that a data collection like this offers me is sharply lower
if I'm not free to do what I want with it. I assume that there are
others who want the same thing - tools to help them innovate, not
interfaces/licenses that restrict them to predefined usages.

--kyler