In a new biopic movie called Flash of Genius, it tells the story of real life Bob Kearns and his right for credit , for one the automotive’s most simiplest yet valuable discovery. Oh and one of the most crudest forms jacking an invention. Like the victimizing of some of Garret Morgan’s inventions, sometimes, people decided they don’t want to clear things and just take it. Watching the trailer, my heart hurt for that moment when he see’s his invention, in mass production driving down the street.

It could be his integrity, demand for respect or pride that would lead him to not allow the jacking. It makes me think of all the famous rappers that are knowingly enjoying the success from someone’s lyrics or beats, or hell style.

All I kept thinking about was Kelis and how her infamous style and music tone had been carbon copied all over the Pop and Hip Hop soul genre. Unlike Bob Kearns, there is no true format for music style and sending someone to court, within the Hip Hop genre, is there? If so, for many Chicago artists the format is give’em a record deal to get them off our back. Of course they probably kick themselves when they realize they can’t sell a thing because its sorta like a double edged sword. You tried to sue me for stealing your song, so I’ll give you a record deal and sabotage its success, cause hay, you tried to sue me.

Get something stolen from you is heart breaking. At first some people are excited and then there is remorse and anger. Like the movie and history for many minority inventors, is the support the fighting factor in winning the swagger back? Is the follow through important to see it never happens again?

I guess I’m waiting to see if there will one day be an underground revolt with a class action suit toward big record labels. Then again, underground swagger jacks the old, and it might just be one long civil suit.

Flash of Genius [Movie Trailer]

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