[RC-Monster Mike]

Agreed, BrianG - the ones that don't know any better can't be blamed directly of course - but if the clones didn't exist this wouldn't be an issue. The ones that know and don't care are either low lives or too stupid to understand the amount of work that goes into certain things. I still haven't quite turned a profit on the Slipperential, due to 2 years of development and "higher than China" production costs of selecting quality material and manufacturing it in the US. The reality is that this theft is no different than someone stealing your car or your house in the grand scheme of things. Property is property.
The inherent problem is that when intellectual property is allowed to be stolen so easily, it stifles the creative spirit. If the inventor can't reap some benefit of his/her own creation, then the motivation to innovate gets numbed. Not that it is all about money, either - I am blessed with the opportunity to do as my job what the rest of you guys do for fun - but I do need to pay bills in order to do it. :)

Email on the way, Patrick. :)