← Back to context Comment by sharts 8 hours ago Patents shouldn’t exist. 2 comments sharts Reply bonoboTP 8 hours ago Patents were invented to incentivize disclosure of inventions and prevent extended secrecy. In exchange for the public disclosure (which allows others to experiment with the idea without selling yet), you get to keep exclusivity for N years. cwillu 8 hours ago And?Currently patents are predominantly used to prevent interoperability and impose costs.
bonoboTP 8 hours ago Patents were invented to incentivize disclosure of inventions and prevent extended secrecy. In exchange for the public disclosure (which allows others to experiment with the idea without selling yet), you get to keep exclusivity for N years. cwillu 8 hours ago And?Currently patents are predominantly used to prevent interoperability and impose costs.
cwillu 8 hours ago And?Currently patents are predominantly used to prevent interoperability and impose costs.
Patents were invented to incentivize disclosure of inventions and prevent extended secrecy. In exchange for the public disclosure (which allows others to experiment with the idea without selling yet), you get to keep exclusivity for N years.
And?
Currently patents are predominantly used to prevent interoperability and impose costs.