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Was really so (specifically “lethal”? Do you have sources? I know trade secret was much more important. Also the spirit of patents is to allow development by m

by f1shy 1y ago

Was really so (specifically “lethal”? Do you have sources? I know trade secret was much more important. Also the spirit of patents is to allow development by making all public. But do they?! I’m tired of trying to extract useful information off patents, they are empty of content and full of BS is laywer language. Real important details are kept secret, as long as possible. The current system is de facto not working properly. I’m not saying is the worst, or I have better ideas, but is clear that the system is being heavily abused in all corners.

buzer 1y ago
> Was really so (specifically “lethal”? Do you have sources? Pretty famous example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_glass#Island_of_Murano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_glass#Island_of_Muran... > Glassmakers were not allowed to leave the island without permission from the government. Leaving without permission, or revealing trade secrets, was punishable by death Though importantly this was enforced by state.
Mtinie 1y ago
It could be lethal if a guild member attempted to share secrets or sell methods to a competitive guild. An example: "In 1754 the State Inquisitors of Venice learned that a worker at Daniele Miotti's factory had fled abroad with a copy of his master's books. Fearing that he would divulge secrets—especially in Bohemia, where there were important glass factories—they ordered his death." Source: Zecchin, P., (2025) “Una condanna a morte di dubbia utilità: Sarebbe stato molto grave, per i vetrai muranesi, se il seicentesco ricettario Miotti fosse caduto nelle mani dei Boemi?”, Journal of Glass Studies 66: 7. doi: https://doi.org/10.3998/jgs.6939 https://doi.org/10.3998/jgs.6939 Just how widespread it was for violent and lethal actions to be carried out in pursuit of maintaining guild secrecy, the evidence is murky.
- AnthonyMouse 1y ago
  It seems pretty unlikely that guild secrets could be sustained against the modern internet in the absence of any legal protections. One disgruntled employee and your secrets are anonymously contributed to the Wikipedia article on your product.

by f1shy 1y ago

buzer 1y ago

> Was really so (specifically “lethal”? Do you have sources? Pretty famous example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_glass#Island_of_Murano https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_glass#Island_of_Muran... > Glassmakers were not allowed to leave the island without permission from the government. Leaving without permission, or revealing trade secrets, was punishable by death Though importantly this was enforced by state.

Mtinie 1y ago

It could be lethal if a guild member attempted to share secrets or sell methods to a competitive guild. An example: "In 1754 the State Inquisitors of Venice learned that a worker at Daniele Miotti's factory had fled abroad with a copy of his master's books. Fearing that he would divulge secrets—especially in Bohemia, where there were important glass factories—they ordered his death." Source: Zecchin, P., (2025) “Una condanna a morte di dubbia utilità: Sarebbe stato molto grave, per i vetrai muranesi, se il seicentesco ricettario Miotti fosse caduto nelle mani dei Boemi?”, Journal of Glass Studies 66: 7. doi: https://doi.org/10.3998/jgs.6939 https://doi.org/10.3998/jgs.6939 Just how widespread it was for violent and lethal actions to be carried out in pursuit of maintaining guild secrecy, the evidence is murky.

AnthonyMouse 1y ago
It seems pretty unlikely that guild secrets could be sustained against the modern internet in the absence of any legal protections. One disgruntled employee and your secrets are anonymously contributed to the Wikipedia article on your product.