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Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Motors Inc., said Thursday that he was opening up the electric car company’s patents to all comers. “Technology leadership is not defined by patents, which history has repeatedly shown to be small protection indeed against a determined competitor,” Musk said, “but rather by the ability of a company to attract and motivate the world’s most talented engineers.” The dramatic move — automakers and other businesses usually guard patents jealously — is intended to help speed the adoption of electric cars. Many of the patents relate to electric powertrains and how to integrate them into vehicles, Musk said. The patents should provide modest help to other automakers without hurting Tesla, he said. http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-elon-musk-opens-tesla-patents-20140612-story.html#page=1 It looks like they realized that they couldn't build the electric car infrastructure by themselves.
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I'm not sure exactly what this is going to mean to the software development industry in the world as a whole, but according to IT profeesionals in New Zealand, software patents will be unenforceable. However, I think that there will still be some amount of copyright protection. Boo http://www.zdnet.com/new-zealand-bans-software-patents-7000019955/ http://www.zdnet.com/no-patents-is-a-no-brainer-for-new-zealand-7000015178/ http://www.zdnet.com/new-zealand-drops-ability-to-patent-software-7000015109/ http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/pb/legislation/bills/00DBHOH_BILL8651_1/patents-bill
