• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    And yet both are desperately needed

    If you want to benefit climate change from the perspective of new technology, cancel the battery technology patents horded by fossil fuel companies.

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      7 months ago

      For sure another Big Question TM is whether intellectual property protections have gone beyond any reasonable justification, and obstruct innovation rather than the stated goal of stimulating it. Patents aren’t as bad as Copyright, but yeah.

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        7 months ago

        whether intellectual property protections have gone beyond any reasonable justification

        That’s been an easy Yes since at least Amazon one click patent was a thing