you wrote:

:::...understand how a hunk of iron wrapped in wire and insulation merrits any protection anyway. Yeah; maybe the first guy who thought of building one should reap some reward, but after that; it belongs to the world.::::

would the same logic apply to all speaker designs, amplifier designs, digital designs, etc?

So... anyone should be able to come on an ART forum and offer clones (explicit copies) of say Norman Tracy's digital designs? Or offer hotrod copies of say a Wavelength Audio Brick? And use these guys names and reputations to sell their fakes?

Do you think the forums should be opened up to explicit copies of PI speaker designs? And allow the cloner to use the PI namesake and goodwill to "market" their clones?

would love to see someone take the BOSE or MONSTER CABLE challenge...

msl