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I’m probably in the minority but current IP and copyright law is holding back progress. People are too afraid to step on the toes of IP owners thus creating thi
by xyst 2y ago
I’m probably in the minority but current IP and copyright law is holding back progress. People are too afraid to step on the toes of IP owners thus creating this generic marketplace of mediocre trash. At this point, I am honestly surprised China or any other country hasn’t surpassed it.
Manufacturing is already dead in the US. I guess the only thing keeping it together is the all mighty USD being kept as the “reserve currency”
- petsfed 2y agoHaving worked in the ag-tech space, there are few heavies in the room that are happy to just wait out the IP limits on promising technology held by a startup/competitor who hasn't figured out how to monetize it yet. This is exactly what Driscoll's has done here. They never invested much themselves, and now that the rights are going for fire-sale prices, they'll step in and start developing themselves. I have a pretty good guess about who will be working to extend the tech. Monsanto, Driscoll's, Simplot, these are companies that have decades of proven revenue that is not going away until humanity evolves photosynthesis directly. They can afford to wait it out until the price drops, and they'll only clamor to acquire a "promising startup" when they think the price can't get any lower. IP protection here specifically serves to prevent e.g. Monsanto from eating ZipGrow or whoever's lunch.