“Who is it that paid for the underlying concept on which they built these billions of dollars of revenues?” Briloff said. “It was paid for by the United States

“Who is it that paid for the underlying concept on which they built these billions of dollars of revenues?” Briloff said. “It was paid for by the United States citizenry.” "The U.S. National Science Foundation funded the mid-1990s research at Stanford University that helped lead to Google’s creation. Taxpayers also paid for a scholarship for the company’s cofounder, Sergey Brin, while he worked on that research." Wait, wait. Just because I took a scholarship from you means that you own everything I do? So does that mean if I sponsored some kid with a scholarship and he became successful, he owes me? If we were to use that same faulty logic, doesn't that mean all of the advances in technology are paid for by taxpayer money that go into public education? I was under the impression that scholarships are for advancing technology or helping those in need, rather than using it as an excuse to take credit for my ideas.