That's pretty crazy when you consider how hot they were on protecting their "intellectual property". It's sad to see that the law is being used not for ethical

That's pretty crazy when you consider how hot they were on protecting their "intellectual property". It's sad to see that the law is being used not for ethical reasons, but as just another way of doing business against your rivals. You can out-compete them on quality or prize, or use laws to shut them out of the market.