[prolikewh0a]

There is no merit. It's for capital only. Almost everything should be public domain.

What real negative effect does the OP article have on society? None, it's actually likely beneficial, just again not for the already super wealthy.

[hueving]

>What real negative effect does the OP article have on society?

All capital intensive innovation (i.e. anything hardware related) effectively comes to a full stop. The potential returns on capital are the only reason people invest in these companies in the first place.

It takes a shocking amount of mental gymnastics to think billions are going to be spent trying new technologies if second comers can just steal the working result for free.

[kodablah]

> There is no merit. It's for capital

Sounds like a self-contradictory position to the vast majority that consider capital as merit.