• ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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    26 days ago

    So patents are stopping the whole market competition thing, like what how capitalism is supposed to work and all that.

    • Amju Wolf@pawb.social
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      26 days ago

      There should be a ceiling with patents, where if you make 10x back of what it cost your r&d (or whatever 5x of your yearly revenue), the patent should just be considered expired no matter how much time passed.

      It should never be an infinite source of money.

      • frongt@lemmy.zip
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        25 days ago

        Seems like a good idea, but would probably just result in Hollywood accounting so that they never actually make any profit on paper.