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Well it's nice to see the whole concept of IP finally collapsing as it should.

by foverzar 2y ago

asddubs 2y ago
that's a little optimistic
- foverzar 2y ago
  Is it really? It's all boils down to powerplay, really. And lately lots of powerful entities, from nations to corporations, seem to be poised on disrupting this institution.
loceng 2y ago
I noticed too that now that the old dinosaur incumbents in various industrial complexes can no longer compete, they want to get rid of non-compete clauses - so they can instead poach talent or at least those who had access to the latest technologies and process of actually innovative companies.
pessimizer 2y ago
Except it's not collapsing. The only legal changes have been to allow billionaires to do whatever they want whenever they want, and have been made by judges and not legislatively. You're still going to get sued to oblivion. edit: if we let them, they're just going to merge with the media companies and cross-license to each other.
- foverzar 2y ago
  There is a whole wide world beyond just obsessing over "billionaires" in a tiny us-centric corner of the world. One could point out China, who totally has so much respect for someone's notion of legality. Or France that had never cared for software patents. Or one could point out good old pirates, who were always relatively successful at giving a middle finger to the notion of "intellectual property". "Billionaires" are simply another straw, peculiar only in the sense that they were the pillar upholding this institution. And speaking of "not legislatively, but judges": 1. Not every country has a common law legal system 2. Just take a look at Japan's AI legislations.
p_j_w 2y ago
It's only collapsing for people with money.
- foverzar 2y ago
  It's been collapsing since digital piracy had first appeared. Then perpetuated by countries being elective at what kind of "intellectual property" rights they choose to respect. "People with money" are a crucial milestone, because they were the ones who were actually actively benefiting from and upholding this institution.

Well it's nice to see the whole concept of IP finally collapsing as it should.

asddubs 2y ago

that's a little optimistic

foverzar 2y ago
Is it really? It's all boils down to powerplay, really. And lately lots of powerful entities, from nations to corporations, seem to be poised on disrupting this institution.

loceng 2y ago

I noticed too that now that the old dinosaur incumbents in various industrial complexes can no longer compete, they want to get rid of non-compete clauses - so they can instead poach talent or at least those who had access to the latest technologies and process of actually innovative companies.

pessimizer 2y ago

Except it's not collapsing. The only legal changes have been to allow billionaires to do whatever they want whenever they want, and have been made by judges and not legislatively. You're still going to get sued to oblivion. edit: if we let them, they're just going to merge with the media companies and cross-license to each other.

foverzar 2y ago
There is a whole wide world beyond just obsessing over "billionaires" in a tiny us-centric corner of the world. One could point out China, who totally has so much respect for someone's notion of legality. Or France that had never cared for software patents. Or one could point out good old pirates, who were always relatively successful at giving a middle finger to the notion of "intellectual property". "Billionaires" are simply another straw, peculiar only in the sense that they were the pillar upholding this institution. And speaking of "not legislatively, but judges": 1. Not every country has a common law legal system 2. Just take a look at Japan's AI legislations.

p_j_w 2y ago

It's only collapsing for people with money.

foverzar 2y ago
It's been collapsing since digital piracy had first appeared. Then perpetuated by countries being elective at what kind of "intellectual property" rights they choose to respect. "People with money" are a crucial milestone, because they were the ones who were actually actively benefiting from and upholding this institution.