>You could file for the patent, but freely license it and not be a dick. You could even license it at a very modest fee and still not be a dick. If the patent

>You could file for the patent, but freely license it and not be a dick. You could even license it at a very modest fee and still not be a dick. If the patent system has to rely on corporations "not being dicks" it doesn't sound like a very functional system. Serious patent and IP reform is long overdue.