As sad a state of affairs as it sounds, it makes sense. Protecting intellectual property is a costly business. If you're a business, you can stand to lose a lo

As sad a state of affairs as it sounds, it makes sense. Protecting intellectual property is a costly business. If you're a business, you can stand to lose a lot of money through improper use of your intellectual property, hence it makes sense to hire expensive lawyers to protect it. If you're an individual, the amount you stand to lose probably doesn't justify those expensive lawyers. No one is stopping you hiring them, it just doesn't make economic sense.