The legal system is imperfect, and that leaves plenty of opportunity for unscrupulous people to take advantage of other people's work. In popular opinion that may get called theft, even if it is not illegal.
> If you have an idea that is so new, so unique, so different and unprecedented...
Telephone, television etc. were pretty unique. Even the iPhone is so different from what came before it that it is truly innovative. Even people who know Apple is working on a phone, and expected something awesome, were blown away when the product was finally revealed. That's innovation.
> If you have an idea that is so new, so unique, so different and unprecedented...
Telephone, television etc. were pretty unique. Even the iPhone is so different from what came before it that it is truly innovative. Even people who know Apple is working on a phone, and expected something awesome, were blown away when the product was finally revealed. That's innovation.