It really frustrates me that anyone still thinks patents are a good idea. http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/11/nest-buys-protection-licenses-patents-from-intellectual-ventures-to-fight-honeywell-others/ …
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Replying to @mxcl
@mxcl@raiganburns@cmuratori Patents are essential for some kinds of inventions. They just need to be limited to certain domains.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @TynanSylvester
@TynanSylvester@mxcl@raiganburns They aren't essential. They're one possible solution to problems in certain domains, but not a good one.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@mxcl@raiganburns I'm curious what alternative possible solutions you're thinking of. Got a link?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @TynanSylvester
@TynanSylvester@mxcl@raiganburns Just public funding. Patents are a way of public back-funding - ie., soak the populace with a monopoly.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@TynanSylvester @mxcl @raiganburns Taxes are the opposite option, they front-fund. You can use them to back-fund too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prizes_as_an_alternative_to_patents …
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