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Companies do this with trade secrets and patents all the time. Rather than obtaining a patent, they guard the information closely, so that the implementation de
by organsnyder 11y ago
Companies do this with trade secrets and patents all the time. Rather than obtaining a patent, they guard the information closely, so that the implementation details aren't disseminated to the public. Otherwise, the information would be fair game after the patent expired.
- Angostura 11y agoI'm not sure that would work with a Hollywood blockbuster.
- mikepurvis 11y agoThe "trade secret" analogy would be only showing the film in a room where you surrender recording devices upon entry. What would be the point in copyrighting what the viewer sees, if there's no way for them to leave with it?
- mpweiher 11y agoAnd vice versa, a lot of companies had (not sure they still do) "disclosure journals" that would publish results that they couldn't or wouldn't patent, so that nobody else could patent them later (which is otherwise perfectly possible).