Although the occasion took place some time ago, it was certainly no cause for celebration. When a fellow kite enthusiast passes away, we should preserve the memory of him and his work. What better way to do that than to keep his kites and other creations from being sold and to keep flying them time and again? In doing so, you relive all those hours spent together on the kite field or at the beach. Farewell, Klaus.

When I took over the Krake—which Klaus Ue. from D. built back in the day and documented in the form of a construction plan—I not only came into possession of the original construction plan, but also of the correspondence regarding the transfer of this plan to two “kite enthusiasts.”
After all these years, during which this construction plan has been shared on the German kite forum and has since also appeared on kiteplans.org—incidentally, with the author’s stamp on every single sheet, which could certainly be interpreted as a copyright notice—I ask myself a question: Why can’t one respect the creator’s wish, as expressed when sending the plan, when receiving a plan from him? The plan should not be copied and distributed unchecked. All the author wanted was to be asked whether he consented to its sharing.
Who these “kite enthusiasts” were can be easily proven based on the available correspondence.

But why should the “Octopus” be any different from many other kites or from the “Blue Elephant” by the same builder? Copying is just easier than coming up with something on your own.