• huf [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      the idea of patents were sold to us with this romantic tale of the lone inventor being able to live off his genius.

      none of that is real. patents are absurd and should be abolished, just like copyright (sold to us with a similar fairytale).

      • PKMKII [none/use name]
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        3 months ago

        The fundamental flaw with patents is being transferrable and the property model of them. Within the context of the current political economy, it would make more sense if someone used another’s patent commercially, the patent holder just gets a tax credit equal to some small percentage of the sales. And sweet Jesus the entire concept of being able to buy and sell patent rights is fucked up.🔝

    • Belly_Beanis [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      AFAIK game mechanics in the US can't be patented, especially board games. It's one of the few things American copyright law isn't fucking stupid about.