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Reading from afar, it feels like cloudflare gained a lot financially from this crowdsourcing. But I've already suffered from such patent trolls, and I actually
by phh 7y ago
Reading from afar, it feels like cloudflare gained a lot financially from this crowdsourcing. But I've already suffered from such patent trolls, and I actually think crowdsourcing is a very nice way to fight them.
I think it is very interesting economically speaking. By participating into the crowdsource, people are basically selling their memories, not time actually spent on the task. (though I acknowledge it does take some time, even if it's just reading the patents).
When to we get wankipatent? (short for wiki-anti-patent of course)
- jetrink 7y agoIf I could help Cloudflare by remembering prior art, I would do it for free as the satisfaction would be enough. However, they say that they paid over $50,000 to 18 individuals, which works out to almost $3000 per person, so the crowd gained a lot financially as well.
- gyc 7y agoThe crowdsourcing benefits not just cloudflare but any potential future targets of the patent troll.
- abraae 7y ago> When to we get wankipatent? (short for wiki-anti-patent of course) Warning - in some countries this has an unsavory meaning.
- Spare_account 7y agoI think that was the intention