I think a point many people might miss about Tesla's "giving up" of their IP is that they are simply offering it to be freely licensed. Tesla still owns all of their IP, all of those patents. They didn't "give up" anything other than a possible licensing revenue stream.
The key difference then, is that no third-party can constrain Tesla against using any of that IP, and Tesla still ultimately controls it. FF can't say that; they can absolutely be denied the use of FF Cayman's IP. Surprising that Mr. Masnick, who apparently is getting paid to write about this stuff, doesn't seem to grok the distinction.
You can argue that IP and patents shouldn't exist at all if you like, but that doesn't change the fact that they do exist, and that not having control over IP you depend on is a major problem for a business. Tesla isn't doing anything "without relying on IP", they're just not relying on exclusive access to that IP, which is a different concept.
Wow, apparently you now have special insight into "what everyone knows is true", and special insight into the Clinton's relationship with McAuliffe. No need to do any actual reporting at all! I doubt very much that Trump "opposes" TPP in any meaningful sense (as in, in the sense that he could tell you even one provision of the agreement). I'd say he's far more likely to "flip" on it if elected. But yes, let's trash Clinton because McAuliffe is an idiot.
Meanwhile, be sure to ignore the story of Trump requesting that a hostile foreign government commit cyber crimes against his political opponent. I guess that's not your beat, eh?
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Tesla isn't doing it "without relying on IP"
The key difference then, is that no third-party can constrain Tesla against using any of that IP, and Tesla still ultimately controls it. FF can't say that; they can absolutely be denied the use of FF Cayman's IP. Surprising that Mr. Masnick, who apparently is getting paid to write about this stuff, doesn't seem to grok the distinction.
You can argue that IP and patents shouldn't exist at all if you like, but that doesn't change the fact that they do exist, and that not having control over IP you depend on is a major problem for a business. Tesla isn't doing anything "without relying on IP", they're just not relying on exclusive access to that IP, which is a different concept.
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