To protect a company's IP and the liability piece comes into play if someone makes and sells a widget cheaper than the manufacturer and then a significant issue occurs. This could be a quality issue, a design issue or a materials issue. Or it could be any combination of the three.
Anyway, no need to belabor the point but that's just how I see it and what I inferred.
Jackle, I concur with your assessment. Greg Morris does state how important quality control will be. I'm feeling that SGLB in positioned very well to take advantage as industries understand how important precise duplication of product will become. Deform is the answer and I'm glad to be onboard this rocket before launch.