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Originally Posted by HansTWN
The carpenter has a monopoly over his work. Nobody can force him to work for free. And he might even be able to protect his design or a feature of his work or register a brand name for it.
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No one can force him to work but at the same time he cannot stop anyone else from recreating his work. A brand name doesn't prevent copies, a logo might be trademarked but everything else would be fair game. Cabinets have long since been invented so there's no patent issues and the design of a utilitarian item is not subject to copyright.