...if Steve is Bill's brother's uncle's nephew, and Bill marries Person A, does Steve still have to buy a wedding gift? ;] Let me simplify what I was saying: If you buy a product, and want to modify it for your use, fine. (Just don't cry warranty if it breaks.) If you want to sell the modification, ask permission. The creator will let you know if they have any restrictions or requirements. (That should cover Steve.) If there is a product out there you want, and it doesn't come in the format you need, either request it, make friends with a guru and ask them how to convert it, or find something else that will do the job. If someone tells you how to modify your own, cool. If they sell you a modification with the creator's permission, and you buy the original from the creator, great. Otherwise, no.(Got it, Bill?) Oh BTW... congrats, Bill. And Steve- try china, it always works. ;]