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Intellectual Property in the Hardware World?

zakqwyzakqwy wrote 03/27/2015 at 17:23 • 1 min read • Like

I have my viewpoints on the subject, but I'd like to hear others. What are the pros and cons of protecting a project's intellectual property? When does it make sense to do one or the other, and can a hybrid still be considered "open"? Will keeping a hardware project completely open source ultimately doom it to commoditization?

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davedarko wrote 04/01/2015 at 19:59 point

I don't think anyone is safe from another one being able to replicate his works, so all this protection stuff gives you only some time advantage - in the end you have to live through innovation. 

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