In an honor based system like we want to believe exists and try to continue to foster this is the ideal. Unfortunately, in the legalistic real world not so much! Personally I do feel the same way, and wish that was how the world worked.
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Copyright law was originally intended to inspire innovation. Patent is intended to protect an inventor's right to profit from their novel idea (and recover the R&D costs). The honor system espoused here really has this same dual purpose. Imagine how boring it would be if we all had the same exact hilt with the same exact plug.
I totally agree with this. I only posted that pic to reiterate my point of people having similar ideas. I've only been in this hobby for a couple of years and assume that, with the exception of new technologies (and maybe my Lego head kill key ;) )it's all been tried before.
I think the point being made in this thread is that you can't post explicit instructions on how to make something you then claim as your own IP. Just post one pic.....'I make these, do you want to buy one?' Although, even without instruction, they could be easily replicated and when it comes to blade plugs, 3D printing makes the possibilities almost endless.
I think the plug looks dope.