that technology never would have existed in the first place
Oh gee, a wildly incorrect assumption
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Ulrich@feddit.org 11 months agoSo much of what I do is restricted because someone else has 30 years left on what they patented.
If they didn’t patent it, that technology never would have existed in the first place for you to steal from.
I think the best solution would be a much shorter exclusionary period for patents.
100% agreed on that account.
In short: if your goal is pure profit, yeah removing IP probably hurts this a little
“A little”? If there’s no IP you just pay a janitor or an employee a million bucks to send you all the information and documentation and you manufacture the product yourself and undercut the company actually engineering the product so they can never be profitable.
Like, this all seems very obvious to me…
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Ulrich@feddit.org 11 months ago
Oh gee, a rational contradiction supported with evidence.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 11 months ago
People made stuff before patents existed. In many cases there were certain people and groups that were soight out because they simply did things better than others who made the same things.
Knowing how someone else makes something doesn’t mean you can make it as well as the other person. Making quality goods is the same as cooking meals, the people and techniques are far more important than the designs.
Ulrich@feddit.org 11 months ago
People also didn’t make stuff before patents existed.
No, but often you can. You also don’t have to, you just have to make it cheaper, which you can because you are benefitting from the investment from someone else.
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
The fact we’re not all still using oldawan industry proves you false
Ulrich@feddit.org 11 months ago
…no? It doesn’t.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 11 months ago
What didn’t they make?
Ulrich@feddit.org 11 months ago
I don’t know. They didn’t make them.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That was fine before mass production made perfect copies possible on an industrial scale.
You don’t need the person when you can copy the object and produce it at volume and scale because you already own the factories.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Mass production copies are far from perfect. Like the dollar store version of anything is shit tier even if it looks the same. I’m not talking snobby high end or anything, just well made vs trash tier.
Hell, most of the goods we buy are made by a factory contracted with the person who designed and distributes the materials. That was true before we moved manufacturing overseas too. Cars were one of the few factories that were owned and operated by the companies that design and distribute the goods.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Mass production started long before cars. The industrial revolution began in the 17th century. Interchangeable parts was invented by Eli Whitney. He showed a flint lock that could be assembled by anyone, instead of a skilled metal worker that needed to customize each part so they fit together perfectly.
study.com/…/eli-whitney-interchangeable-parts-ove….
Outside of art, machine made parts are far more perfect than hand crafted.