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Aren’t they (present humans) simply profiting from work done decades ago (past humans, not them) through patents or others kinds of IP / protections granted by
by ttoinou 2y ago
Aren’t they (present humans) simply profiting from work done decades ago (past humans, not them) through patents or others kinds of IP / protections granted by governments ? Surely it was original and useful before but now it’s part of humans knowledge base
- itishappy 2y agoSomewhat, but that work has utility to this day. You can find competing products out there if you don't want to pay Pantone's rates, but there's a reason many people still work with Pantone. It's a universal language of sorts. https://www.culturehustleusa.com/products/freetonebook https://www.culturehustleusa.com/products/freetonebook
- marcosdumay 2y agoWhat defines them as "leeches" or not is if they keep adding value to their work. Passively profiting from some work done decades ago makes them something you want to destroy; increasingly improving their catalogue with valuable new tones and knowledge makes them something you want to protect.