Originally posted by Jack Devine
...a guy in California said he could build the blades out of Carbon Fiber and bring this prop into the modern technology we have today. Lots of guys expressed great interest in the project and then someone started saying it would be a copyright/pattent infringement and he would face a lawsuit from Iron Bay the new owners of the Byron kit line. He said he didn't need the hastle so the forum thread ended. I'm not a lawyer but I sure don't see any infringement in making a prop blade.
Who was the big-mouthed weasel that had to rain on that parade? In my non-legally-educated opinion, there is plently of prior art for adjustable props, multi-blade prop systems, and plastic props to blow any infringement case completely out of the water. Of course, that never stops anyone from suing anyway, so it's still possible. Does anyone know the folks at Iron Bay? Would they actually stoop that low?
Ack, what a shame!
