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What is behind those incentives to condone, if not encourage, infringement at large retailers?

Still on sale at target but watch what happened when we tried to buy it. >> so we cant sell it. >> true to their word, target wouldnt sell it. it doesnt always end like this. dan brown inventor of the bionic wrench told david sears copied had his tool with a version made in china. >> its a knockoff. no question. >> sears says they didnt steal anything. theyre litigating. as for melissa, she says new orders are flooding in. neal karlinksky, abc news, seattle. >> okay. middle of the night people h...

Even so, we found the shirt still on sale at target but watch what happened when we tried to buy it. >> so we cant sell it. >> true to their word, target wouldnt sell it. it doesnt always end like this. dan brown inventor of the bionic wrench told david sears copied had his tool with a version made in china. >> its a knockoff. no question. >> sears says they didnt steal anything. theyre litigating. as for melissa, she says new orders are flooding in. neal karlinksky, abc news, seattle. >> okay. ...

Thats about half as much as melissa is selling it for. >> weve followed these kinds of fights before. >> dan brown inventor of the bionic wrench told david sears copied his tool with a version made in china. >> what did you think when you saw it? >> its a knockout, no question. >> sears says they didnt steal anything and target sent melissa this note saying they take the matter seriously and began an investigation. she said her t-shirt battle is david versus goliath and she is counting on target...