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Musk has been quoted a few times saying part of the reason SpaceX don't patent things is because nation-states don't care about patents.

• andrewflnr 6y ago
  Not as a deterrent to copying it, but as a bluff about their capabilities. That's how I read it anyway.
  • cjsawyer 6y ago
    If they don’t respect the law then a patent is just a way for them to more easily copy a design.
    • andrewflnr 6y ago
      Yeah bluffing is tricky.