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Patents were intended (in part) to have this sort of effect -- free the knowledge while still allowing the creator to profit. It's the kind of thing that makes
by throwaway729 10y ago
Patents were intended (in part) to have this sort of effect -- free the knowledge while still allowing the creator to profit.
It's the kind of thing that makes sense but is incredibly hard to get right technically or politically.
- disgruntledphd2 10y agoIf patents for software required a copy of the source to be available, then I think we'd be there already.