sorry.. but you are comparing apps to oranges (damn I thought that was funny). The difference is that neither the guy or the lady have developed/invented/created/whatever the oranges. If the guy is selling some hybrid or genetically modified version and the lady come in with some of the stolen tech, then I would take that seriously.
Sorry, but you're not getting my point. Most of the whining about "stolen tech" is by people who delude themselves into believing that they have created unique value when they haven't. It's easy to test: Can people easily copy what you've done? Do your barriers to entry consist of more than some theoretical IP that would be murky at best to defend in court? Would the cost of defending your IP put you out of business?
Well... many people delude themselves into believing that they are free to take what they want. But both of us have made broad sweeping statements in opposite directions. Neither of us is right. And I assume neither of us is a lawyer either. :)
