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To be fair patenting publicly funded stuff is not ok. All IP produced with government money should be public domain.
by ReptileMan 3y ago
To be fair patenting publicly funded stuff is not ok. All IP produced with government money should be public domain.
- DropInIn 3y agoThere is an alternative argument that government should be treated like any other financing partner and recieve a share of ownership in such patents with the revenues used to fund further works, thereby driving the majority of funding to things which have the greatest consumer benefits (proven through the value of patents). There's ways that leaves us with some innovations left by the wayside though, so a mixed system would likely be best to ensure the best net outcomes
- ReptileMan 3y agoAlso acceptable... But the government should get something out of it if it was on the public dime.
- moralestapia 3y agoExactly my point, thanks,