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wrong, they should patent it. let the hobbyist learn how they do, and prevent competitors from copying. they tried to have the cake (don't patent, don't publis
by gcb0 12y ago
wrong, they should patent it. let the hobbyist learn how they do, and prevent competitors from copying.
they tried to have the cake (don't patent, don't publish) and eat it too (not pay people and processes enough to protect your trade secrets)
- chrisbennet 12y agoPatents don't work if they can't be enforced. How would you enforce a manufacturing process if you weren't allowed into your competitors factories? "We have essentially no patents in SpaceX. Our primary long-term competition is in China," said Musk in the interview. "If we published patents, it would be farcical, because the Chinese would just use them as a recipe book."