Alternate headline: “EA did a good thing in latest attempt to get off naughty list”
A yes, patents is what will help accessibility.
this is opening up patents, so yes, in a world like ours having something be patented, but royalty free and anyone can use is much better than the alternative. which is either one company owning it and licencing it. or a patent troll getting it and making it even worse.
the sarcasm in this case, is not warranted. this is a good thing.
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The better alternative would be to not patent it in the first place.
Then a patent troll steals it and makes things worse for everyone.
Patenting something then immediately opening it up is by far the best option.
…leaving the idea unclaimed for someone else to patent instead? Strange take.
The patent system is far from perfect, but patents themselves are necessary. EA had an idea, they had the right to patent it. They have the right to keep the patent closed, instead they opted to open it.
You can’t patent something that already exists.
Doesn’t “opening up patents” means that anyone can use the ideas behind the patent without charge? Which means that it’s actually not locked anymore, so yes it does help?
Maybe they do it because of an increasing risk of getting challenged in court and causing a patent law re-evaluation, which would hurt them for other patents. I don’t think EA does something because of good will.
