Doesn’t “opening up patents” means that anyone can use the ideas behind the patent without charge? Which means that it’s actually not locked anymore, so yes it does help?
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kubica@kbin.social 11 months ago
A yes, patents is what will help accessibility.
hydroel@lemmy.world 11 months ago
echo64@lemmy.world 11 months ago
this is opening up patents, so yes, in a world like ours having something be patented, but royalty free and anyone can use is much better than the alternative. which is either one company owning it and licencing it. or a patent troll getting it and making it even worse.
SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 11 months ago
The better alternative would be to not patent it in the first place.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Then a patent troll steals it and makes things worse for everyone.
Patenting something then immediately opening it up is by far the best option.
Poayjay@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That’s literally not a thing. Once something is publicly disclosed it can’t be patented (unless it is by the discloser during the one year grace period). You can take someone else’s invention and patent it. If someone does you can invalidate their patent without even a lawyer. If you want something you invent to be free for everyone the best thing you can do is get it out into the world and not patent it.
GorgeousDumpsterFire@lemmy.world 11 months ago
…leaving the idea unclaimed for someone else to patent instead? Strange take.
The patent system is far from perfect, but patents themselves are necessary. EA had an idea, they had the right to patent it. They have the right to keep the patent closed, instead they opted to open it.
SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 11 months ago
You can’t patent something that already exists.
kubica@kbin.social 11 months ago
My bad, I understood it with the meaning of "creating".