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If you're an academic researcher, you probably don't care as much about the ownership of IP when compared to a potential to see your work get used and to build
by totalZero 5y ago
If you're an academic researcher, you probably don't care as much about the ownership of IP when compared to a potential to see your work get used and to build a reputation as a competent person in your field.
Also, the work wouldn't necessarily exist without the funding.
- sabellito 5y agoWell, we are talking about a possibly multi-million dollar product here. If Amazon were a bit less predatory perhaps keep 99% of the IP?
- sebmellen 5y agoAmazon is a modern day Dutch East India Company. There’s no reason for them not to be predatory, given that they wield so much power.
- fakedang 5y agoOr British East India Company. Not like either wasn't predatory back in its heyday.
- sebmellen 5y agoGood point, you’re right on that.
- sabellito 5y agoI completely agree. Hopefully them doing this sparks the same initiative for other companies. Perhaps with some competition for talent the terms would be better.
- edmundsauto 5y agoWhat is a reasonable survivorship bias rate? If Amazon invested at a point when this was <1% likelihood of making it to market In a commercially successful venture, then their initial investment would work out to be charity for society.
- Fomite 5y agoThis is, indeed, often the point of commercial partnerships for universities - getting what you want to see out into the world. I don't remember the licensing terms for Catalyst specifically, but they are fairly aggressive, as far as these things go, to my recollection.