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As a "little guy" who thinks he has a good idea. It bothers me greatly to see some forums (not this one) where the other "little guy" is trashed for fighting for his rights to be compensated for his efforts.
Anyone who has pursued a patent knows it's time consuming and very expensive. It takes years before you ever know if you will be granted rights to your idea.
Even when you get to the point where you finally get the patent (assuming you do) then you have competition from other countries where your rights mean nothing and your time and energy is considered fair game for theft.
I am not saying this is the case, but I always thought that in this country the "little guy" was supposed to get a fair shake when facing an opponent with almost unlimited resources to drive you into financial ruin for daring to realize your dream.
Take the Wright brothers, little formal education, competing with Langley who had a govt subsidy of $75,000 dollars when that was a huge sum of money.
Through dedication, research and good old knuckle headed refusal to fail, the little guy won one.
It would be nice to be able to believe it was still possible.
regards
Mech
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