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You call it stealing but really you mean copying which is different. Would it be better if the idea never became a reality because to do so would hurt the crea
by jcoffland 11y ago
You call it stealing but really you mean copying which is different. Would it be better if the idea never became a reality because to do so would hurt the creator's feelings? Ideas are cheap and execution is hard.
- jamornh 11y agoIf you're allowed to "hurt the creator's feelings" then which creator would ever create? Jokes aside, your statement is only true under the assumption that the original idea is cheap and trivial, which is not true for a large number of patents. For hardware patents such as the ones filed by Tesla that helped significantly advance modern technology, they are often non-trivial, yet he was never wealthy enough to produce his inventions at scale and relied heavily on corporate partners to do so. If he was not able to own his patents without actually produce the products himself, this arrangement would never have worked.
- gnaritas 11y ago> If you're allowed to "hurt the creator's feelings" then which creator would ever create? Most of them; creative people aren't creative because of money or incentives, they're just creative people.
- deelowe 11y agoWithout patents, what would a small hw start-up do to protect itself while raising funding? Product development can take decades for nonsoftware projects.
- jcoffland 11y agoA start up does not have to tell it's trade secrets. Patents are only useful for startups to acquire VC funding.