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minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 year agoPatents trade public disclosure of technology for a limited time exclusive use of the technology. Without them companies are less likely to publicly disclose any technologies they develop.
minus-squareniisyth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoNever thought about it that way but it is an excellent policy. Thank You. Now if only we could get the goddamn Mickey Mouse in public domanin.
minus-squareMarius@lemmy.mariusdavid.frlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoNext year (1st january 2024), it’ll be in the US (but just the first version from Steamboat Willie and The Gallopin’ Gaucho) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_in_public_domain
Patents trade public disclosure of technology for a limited time exclusive use of the technology. Without them companies are less likely to publicly disclose any technologies they develop.
Never thought about it that way but it is an excellent policy. Thank You.
Now if only we could get the goddamn Mickey Mouse in public domanin.
Next year (1st january 2024), it’ll be in the US (but just the first version from Steamboat Willie and The Gallopin’ Gaucho)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_in_public_domain