I HATE patents. End them. End them ALL.
Go to China. Patents are completely irrelevant there!
I HATE patents. End them. End them ALL.
I HATE patents. End them. End them ALL.
People can spend entire lifetimes doing R&D.
"It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a dismal science. But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance. - Murray Rothbard
Because the men and women who have invested EVERYTHING into starting up their own business, have extra capital to fight the corrupt companies that manipulate the Patent Office and the Courts. Patents are a tool used by powerful interests, to limit competition, and stifle the natural advancement of ideas.
There was a time, when the market improved upon ideas naturally, without fear of legal and financial ruin. If we want to see the blistering technological advances that lift us out of the restraints of the few, we will let go of patents. Some companies are advancing us there, and I'm excited for more and more people to do the same.
"It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a dismal science. But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance. - Murray Rothbard
Because the men and women who have invested EVERYTHING into starting up their own business, have extra capital to fight the corrupt companies that manipulate the Patent Office and the Courts. Patents are a tool used by powerful interests, to limit competition, and stifle the natural advancement of ideas.
There was a time, when the market improved upon ideas naturally, without fear of legal and financial ruin. If we want to see the blistering technological advances that lift us out of the restraints of the few, we will let go of patents. Some companies are advancing us there, and I'm excited for more and more people to do the same.
The future of "intellectual property" (a fancy word for ideas) is open. We share ideas daily through the internet. The open innovation and open-source revolution is coming. Companies like SpaceX and Tesla are embracing it. Toyota is toying with it. Open the flood gates, and we can start leaping through technology.
http://www.slate.com/articles/techn...ndustrial_revolution_and_open_innovation.html
It is one thing to say the IP laws need major reform, and another thing to say all IP protections should be abolished entirely. Even the Open Source community holds on to, protects, and polices their IP vigorously. Without any IP protections, the only logical incentive is to keep all your ideas private and never share anything. Is that a world you want?
As it stands, all my ideas, thoughts, communications, and beliefs are subject to unlawful search and seizure by the government.
Who will be in charge of the reform? The government. Who influences the government? The same cronies who influence the Patent Office and Courts.
What say will I have? What say will entrepreneurs, facing massive billion dollar companies, have?
Sure, I'd love to reform the entire system, and make it fair. The problem is, that the system has been designed to be unfair from the beginning. What's the point of "reforming" it, if true reform does not exist?
Just like Apple creating a graphical representation of the Swiss Federal Railways railway clock and getting in trouble for it.
How the heck to you operate the home button?
Reforms usually start from a detailed analysis of the problem, followed by a detailed proposal, and integrated with policy analysis.
"Reform" is typically a bureaucratic phrase used to bring about further restriction. There may be many think tanks, consultants, and experts who give an analysis. The solution that typically wins, is the one that benefits the political class, and the bank rollers the most.
Why anybody would buy a Blackberry, let alone a Blackberry keyboard for your iPhone, is beyond me.