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[–] TwoGems@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Billionaires didn't create them. Engineers and scientists did, and we don't even know their names in the news while billionaires take credit.

[–] Internetexplorer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you create something you can patent it.

The billionaires didn't automatically own it.

[–] teancom459@mastodon.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@Internetexplorer @TwoGems

I mean, unless you were working for them when you were making the thing; then they use your contract to control the patent.

[–] Internetexplorer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah if you are to that contact, then that's the contract.

Don't work for them if they automatically own your work.

There is a choice