I can see valid reasons for both sides of the argument. But, despite legal protections, we know copyrighted/trademarked materials are stolen quite often. It happens enough in China to be meme-able. If I owned a business with lots of IP, I’d be leery of making it completely open unless I knew I had enough leverage to keep customers. Otherwise, I might as well fold up and go work for someone who DOES have such leverage. 2021-03-12 1:11 am cacheline, I can see valid reasons for both sides of the argument. But, despite legal protections, we know copyrighted/trademarked materials are stolen quite often. It happens enough in China to be meme-able. If I owned a business with lots of IP, I’d be leery of making it completely open unless I knew I had enough leverage to keep customers. Otherwise, I might as well fold up and go work for someone who DOES have such leverage.