[brookst]

Sure, and at the same time we need a more efficient way to ensure big companies can’t just take what they want and bury anyone who complains.

It’s not an easy problem.

[voakbasda]

Stop big companies from ever forming. They are not a natural force that cannot be reckoned with. We allow them to exist. Revoke the charters of any business over 500 employees.

[pmontra]

I can see a number of ways to work around that limitation, without even lobbying and bribing. And I'm not even a lawyer or an accountant.

Eventually all the money and power will converge in a few sub 500, or sub 50, companies and nothing will change.

[account42]

Right now we have neither so working on one can't make the other worse.

[extraduder_ire]

Does that happen in places like Europe, where software patents aren't a thing?