Tea from China, extra
Without intention, I stumbled into another rabbit hole this afternoon. No bunnies; this time it was someone venting about how intellectual property had been misappropriated. A company, marketing an antenna that loosely resembled the product offeerd by a second firm.
No disclaimers were included, but I had the distinct impression that one firm belonged to a friend/acquaintance. The giveway: an appeal to not buy product B, bacause productt A came from a good guy that had poured his all into the quaility, and competition was keeping him from making a profit (to feed his family).
That appeal might be just what is needed in your local area, but these products are marketed on a global scale. I did not say, sold. Marketed. The video also pointed out that you could also get something similar (but not as good) by sending your cash to a merchant in China. OK. This really looks like a conflict in a teacup. Tea from china, extra.
The offending design is based on something going back to the last century. No new IP; just a product based on the efforts of others. Public domain, once you move beyond the stickers on the backage. I haven’t bought (from either the A or the B pool), but my money is limited. I am not here to make you (the merchant) into a wealthy entrepreneur. Especially when the delivered backage has a street price that would barely cover my taking my family to a fast food counter. Limited economic scale.
I wonder. If the YT site requited someone to pay for the advertising involved, would the video even exist. And who will pay for my (wasted) time.
