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So maybe licensing dies off and it will have to be the patent holder who actually executes on creating something with it - is that a pro or a con?
by loceng 6y ago
So maybe licensing dies off and it will have to be the patent holder who actually executes on creating something with it - is that a pro or a con?
- chongli 6y agoLots of inventions can be discovered by an individual with access to a lab (for example, at a university) yet cannot realistically be brought to market without billions in capital they may not have access to. Licensing is supposed to fix this by allowing these inventors to profit from their inventions without needing to get into manufacturing.
- loceng 6y agoAt what cost to society? Statements for one side or the other without looking at it in balance, as an equation, doesn't allow us to see the full picture and consequences.