I have read with interest the comments in this thread and would like to add a few observations.

It is obvious that most think Bob's "cloning" article was about copyright protection, money, or perhaps hurt pride.

WRONG.

It's about LIABILITY! It's about the rush to judgment which will occur when a Bobcat "clone" comes apart at 200 mph and kills someone. At that point the worms will not go back in the can, no matter who eventually gets blamed. We all know that the Bobcat is a solid airplane but the retraction never seems to cancel the negative effect of the original headlines. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if Bob got sued because it was his kit that was copied. If a thief can sue his victim for injuries sustained during the robbery and win, I wouldn't put anything past the lawyers.

It's also about what such an incident will do to our hobby as well. It will be of little consequence who was really at fault when we have no place left to fly.

If I were Bob, I'd be a little paranoid about some of the "amateur hour" bullsh_t that goes on in our turbine powered hobby as well.

Mitch