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by toomuchtodo 3206 days ago
> Who do you really think will own the robots?

Well, society gets a say. Witness how both Canada and India have invalidated pharma patents, and how the US DoD is permitted to nullify patents when it suits them for strategic purposes [1].

Also, the US government can infringe on a patent with limited resource of the patent holder.

"Can the U.S. Government Infringe a U.S. Patent? (The U.S. Government Says it’s Impossible)"

"Although a patentee can sue the U.S. government for unlicensed use of its invention, Congress requires that those cases be filed in the Court of Federal Claims (CFC) rather than in district court. No jury trial is available, and the only remedy is a reasonable royalty." [2]

I think its a bit defeatist to throw your arms up in the air and say "there is no hope, big companies will always win", but I'm an optimist.

[1] https://www.wired.com/2013/04/gov-secrecy-orders-on-patents/

[2] https://patentlyo.com/patent/2015/09/government-infringe-imp...
1 comments
wil421 3206 days ago
Just because something becomes cheaper doesn't mean someone isn't profiting. Unless the government owns the production and historically that doesn't work out so well. We live in a capitalist society. For thousands of years there has been a chief, king, family, and now corporate entity profiting off another group. Humans are not even close in our lifetimes.

I won't even source anything I can look around. Applaud your optimism.

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