I would assume that traits such as:
obvious copy of existing designs
very expensive to machine
obviously not a good performer
would take a design out of the running. The originality is a pretty tough one to call though. Most of the designs are evolutionary rather than revolutionary, and one designer is feeding off another.
No idea at all about licensing. I am mildly interested in this idea, but want to make sure that the readers don't get screwed over or taken advantage of. I can see this getting messy fast.
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