The point has been made that a closed repeater (actually any repeater) is private property and others have no right to utilize it. I would agree to that premise except for the fact that the repeater utilizes PUBLIC spectrum.
The analogy would be: I have a large tent that I like to set up on my property. If I take that same tent and permanently set it up in a public park and, I keep others from entering my tent, I am using PUBLIC property for my own, exclusive use. Would that set well with most of you? I have a closed repeater that has PUBLIC spectrum coordinated for it. That has the effect of allocating that PUBLIC asset for my exclusive use. Why should a repeater be different than the tent?
