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Maybe software patents require releasing the source code and last for a shorter term related to the pace of technological change. Then the incentive to share th
by lanstin 3y ago
Maybe software patents require releasing the source code and last for a shorter term related to the pace of technological change. Then the incentive to share the advance is preserved instead of everything being a trade secret.
- bilsbie 3y agoThere’s not much in software that other people can’t figure out on their own though. Not too much social benefit in sharing.
- harimau777 3y agoAren't the details of algorithms usually secret? E.g. my understanding is that the primary value that Tik Tok brings to the table is their recommendation algorithm.
- plokiju 3y agoThe primary value of any social network is the network effect
- lanstin 3y agoI think Linux is a strong counter argument. And software might be simple to recreate, but it’s a shame to have so many smart folks spend time reinventing the wheel instead of building on each others work.
- account42 3y agoBut the value in Linux is not the innovation but the sheer effort to (re-)create it. Patents don't protect that at all, copyright does (not that I am arguing for copyright, it also causes more problems than it solves).