Rick,

That makes sense on a certain level and is all well and good for Lawyers (whose Canon of Ethics is written in legalese that means you need a lawyer to comprehend what it said).
or Doctors, who have pledged to do the patient no harm, (but separating a fool and his money is not necessarily harmful),

There is a full canon of ethics for engineers that I have subscribed to.
I would be unable to "milk this dud" the way, perhaps, karma would indicate he should be.

Engineers

[www.nspe.org]

to wit;
> "Act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees."
> "Avoid deceptive acts."

Compared to Lawyers

[www.law.cornell.edu]

to wit;

Huh????

Jammer