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Ford Patents A Way To Bring Ads Inside Your Car (insideevs.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/41400661

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[–] 51 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Good Guy Ford patents the worst possible technology so no other automaker can use it, and then never implements it themselves.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's what I was going to ask, should people start patenting things in order to prevent companies from using them?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Getting patent is fucking expensive, also it is afaik region-limited. You can get your patent for say EU, you need lawyers and lot of money for that, and if you would like to extend that to US, you need new lawyers and more money.

    So it is out of realm of what's possible for normal person.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's not that expensive in the US. A few hundred is typical, and you don't need a lawyer (though spending the money on one up front will save you from spending more when you screw it up the first few times).

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    It's not that expensive in the US. A few hundred

    Ok, that's less than what I would have expected, but still more than what most people want to invest into something that's basically a joke.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Feasible for a non-profit however

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Don't you need working prototype to get a patent? Otherwise musk or bezos or another for-profit asshole could patent every known scifi gimmick, wait until someone actually invents it and then send him a bill...?

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