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> gray area that stifles innovation Innovation by theft? Well, California is a very special outlier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause https://en
by rurban 3y ago
> gray area that stifles innovation
Innovation by theft? Well, California is a very special outlier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause
- fragmede 3y agoInnovation by theft is how Hollywood got its start. too far from New Jersey for the patent protections of Thomas Edison to be enforced, independent filmmakers were able to make movies without paying royalties
- relistan 3y agoMany other places would like to be an outlier like California. Paying more attention to what makes it that way is probably a good place to start.
- sharpneli 3y agoAnd that is why we use products made by companies in California. Non competes are good for the big incubent companies, but bad for the economy and the workers.