Just because something is in the public domain, that doesn't mean you are not "stealing" someone else's design by cloning it??? I mean by law you are not, but to the original designer, maybe its a different story?TDM said:JohnRoberts said:What... no honor among thieves?
JR
That is sorta funny.....
But, and someone correct me if i'm wrong.
At least here in the states a lot of the "designs" are now in the public domain due to their age.
There are lots of people who design and make their own PCB's(or do point to point) and
cases who sell clones here in the US.
(and elsewhere, obviously)
So they can use the circuit design.
What would be "thievery" would be to trace the exact pcb design and mass produce it.
Or to make an 1176 clone and try to sell it as a "Urei 1176" as the company names and trademarks are actually owned by someone, and don't expire.
TDM, I think you are looking at the guy who is offering his service to build the units as like some production plant in China.
How many units do you actually think this guy will make? Will he be giving up his day job to build these units full time? Is he badging the unit like a commercial product?