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I don't think the public promise has a super-secret gotcha button which in some hypothetical future Tesla pushes to sue for patent infringement. Think what you
by zaroth 9y ago
I don't think the public promise has a super-secret gotcha button which in some hypothetical future Tesla pushes to sue for patent infringement.
Think what you want about Elon, but he made the pledge openly and directly I think that means something.
- eric-hu 9y agoWhat if Larry Ellison acquires Tesla in an aggressive takeover? How much are Elon's words worth then?
- chii 9y agoeven after being acquired, a company doesn't absolve of it's obligations to honour contracts (verbal or written). If Ellison decides to retract said IP waiver, he would have to publically say so, and because the existing IP waiver Musk have provided doesn't seem to include any terms such as termination, i would assume it's an indefinite and perpetual waiver. Hence, Ellison will have to sue (and probably lose) to have existing usages of said IP to be discontinued. IANAL.
- rahkiin 9y agoTell that to Google, who used the verbal agreement of the Sun CEO that they could use the Java API. Taken over by Oracle and now they are sued over it.