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This is great, and exactly what we need. Through the patent war, massive losses must be incurred on the richest corporations, until one (or more) of them say "e
by ypcx 15y ago
This is great, and exactly what we need. Through the patent war, massive losses must be incurred on the richest corporations, until one (or more) of them say "enough", and use their money to lobby the patent system into oblivion.
- OstiaAntica 15y agoActually, this is a barrier to innovation and small, disruptive newcomers. The richest corporations are using patents to lockup the marketplace and secure the status quo.
- ypcx 15y agoBut this barrier can only fall if the titans make it fall. Probably makes sense to expect that the titans will try to make it only fall for themselves, but I don't think that would work. How that works exactly is what we see now. Hopefully soon it will be cheaper for the titans to allow newcomer competition than to continue this war. But then, maybe not!
- tobiasu 15y agoWhy the downvotes? It's one of the more plausible ways that could end the global patent system, whether you like it or not.