The only parties who have gotten anything out of all of this are those who have abused the other parties, not those who have flattered other parties. The only flattering Carter and Leane did was early on when they wanted a deal from the inventors. After that deal was in place, they essentially disappeared and now have abused their way to potentially a windfall and no repercussions. What have the inventors got to date by playing the flatter game besides abused for years and now looking at a fraction of the fair sum?