:::MQ clearly( or at least claims to ) owns an example of the design and is free to do what ever is deemed acceptable with it. I also own an example of this design. I am not in any position to tell MQ that I own it and they may not reproduce it w/o my permission.:::

so if you own a pair of Wayne's Pi speakers... you have as much ownership of the design as Wayne does?

And you should be able to come onto the ART forums and offer "copies" based on your reverse engineering of Wayne's product? And that Wayne doesn't actually own the design.... but only one "version" or substantiation of the design?

Mike