So you’re telling me, with straight face, that if the ratcheting wrench or some other nifty tool is invented by some poor schmuck and Sears decides to just make the hell out of it with no recompense to the inventor, it’s A-o-K?
Yes. That's exactly what I'm saying. Creation is not a source of ownership. If it is, then why are patents limited in time? Ownership is ownership after all.