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Anything short of a legal document setting out which rights are waived and which are reserved, and under what circumstances, is just PR. No company is going to

Anything short of a legal document setting out which rights are waived and which are reserved, and under what circumstances, is just PR. No company is going to use a Tesla-patented technology without that guarantee.

ctdonath 12y ago
Well, step 1 is PR telling the world they can do what they thought they couldn't - use Tesla's patents for free. I'm sure lawyers are busily writing suitable legal agreements as we type, just to clarify obvious concerns. Without that PR, few would be asking permission.
- shawnz 12y ago
  Why wouldn't they get all their ducks in a row before the announcement, though?
  - TeMPOraL 12y ago
    Maybe they did and will send you long legal document if you mail them. This is just an announcement inviting you to contact them.
  - PeterisP 12y ago
    Why would you start announcing it to your competitors before announcing it properly?
CamperBob2 12y ago
No company is going to use a Tesla-patented technology without that guarantee. Lots of people are saying this, but I don't understand it. My understanding (IANAL) is that when the CEO publishes something like this on the company's official web site, it becomes completely impossible for the company to win any future patent suits due to promissory estoppel. Musk has effectively stuffed all of the company's patents into his office shredder. Good for him. (Edit: He has also intentionally lowered the market value of the company by a certain amount, which is interesting.)