> Are engineers in other fields so completely clueless about the copyright, trademark, and patent laws that apply to their work? Sorry but I'm not sure what yo

> Are engineers in other fields so completely clueless about the copyright, trademark, and patent laws that apply to their work? Sorry but I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. In other engineering fields, there's no equivalent to copyleft licenses (at least that I know of) for designs/processes so it's not an issue.