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As far as I can tell, consumers have never benefited from patents, and they seem blatantly anti-competitive. Perhaps if only "small business" (whatever that act
by MangoToupe 1y ago
As far as I can tell, consumers have never benefited from patents, and they seem blatantly anti-competitive. Perhaps if only "small business" (whatever that actually denotes) were allowed to hold them it might make sense, but we all know that's not even remotely how patents are wielded today.
Personally I strongly prefer knockoffs. Same quality, but cheaper.
- EasyMark 1y agowell innovation is where it helps consumer. Innovating new products over time, patents give them some runway to make a profit assuming one can defend those patents. why innovate the next iphone equivalent if someone is just going to steal your idea and make it in china for 1/4 the price
- MangoToupe 1y agoIt was not patents that helped the iphone succeed, it was a massive river of cash and keeping the development mostly secret. All patents ensured was that android operated in a visually slightly different manner. Anyway, where is all this "innovation" that's supposedly worth caring about? It seems to me that patents stymie innovation by holding competitors hands behind their back (or even in the case of medicine, holding it off the market). > patents give them some runway to make a profit assuming one can defend those patents. I'd be shocked if this actually described even 1% of patents issued. Anyway, yea, fuck all intellectual property except maybe the first ten years of copyright held by actual humans.