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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6089108" data-attributes="member: 19675">Any IP holder who thinks that their IP is theirs in perpetuity is operating under as much of a misapprehension of law as is someone who is a data thief claiming "information wants to be free!" Uniformity is an almost necessary consequence of licensing, but licensing is not the sole cause of uniformity.Every McDonalds has a very specific recipe that- but for certain cultural, religious or logistical factors- ensures a high level of uniformity.A meal made at a family owned diner might vary greatly in quality or flavor depending on who is actually doing the cooking.  (There was a Tex-Mex Place I used to go to that you could tell who was doing the cooking based on the spiciness of the salsa...)But uniformity or variability can also arise from your manufacturing methods.  There are guitars that are made almost entirely by machine, and others that are made mostly by hand.  The former are much more uniform.And one of the biggest guitar brands out there- Gibson- primarily uses the latter method for their mid- to high-end guitars.  There's always discussions about their QC...but their brand is strong.  Give most guitarists a choice between a Gibson and another brand of guitar with the same specs, sight unseen- even one from a subsidiary of Gibson- and they'll take the Gibson almost every time.</blockquote>