Yea, it is a complicated issue, but at least the current way offers the little guys some protection. I’ve posted everything I’ve ever made (not that any of it was all that impressive) freely so it doesn’t really matter to me but for some people it may.
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Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 days agoMaybe. That’s certainly their intent. I could also see it working the other way though. No more patent trolls or companies hoarding good ideas.
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Crikeste@lemm.ee 4 days ago
The corporations wouldn’t just hold good ideas under this proposal, they would hold every idea.
Someone innovates and makes a good product? Looks like WalMart is going to produce 100,000 units and sell them at 75% of the innovator’s price, pushing him out.
No matter what, under capitalism, money ALWAYS wins.