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It would be interesting if we could institute a law that would in effect compel companies to open source their technology, patents, trade secrets, etc. after a
by pharke 7y ago
It would be interesting if we could institute a law that would in effect compel companies to open source their technology, patents, trade secrets, etc. after a certain amount of time to force competition and innovation. Wishful thinking I guess but I think we'd be better off if we could get there.
- ljm 7y agoI would like to see a legally enforced compulsion to work for the public good and not the investor good.
- mkolodny 7y agoThat sounds a lot like a non-profit.
- zozbot234 7y agoI think this would work way better as a privately-led effort than a matter of law. Look for struggling companies with interesting "IP" assets that are currently heavily undervalued by the market (because it's hard for an individual, private buyer to make a profit on them). Buy the assets and open them up. Yes, it takes some money and resources - but how much, compared to re-developing those assets from scratch?
- asher 7y agoWell, we do have that law for patents. They expire in 20 years. And the patent itself "open-sources" the process being patented.