Re:Every Startup Needs to Prepare for Its Downfall
by BlueTemplar on Saturday December 07, 2019 @04:39PM
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> Jibo didn't see that far ahead, but it did provide for a future at the 11th hour. As the company's last employees programmed the robot's goodbye speech, its founder reportedly signed a license that would allow developers to continue working on the robot's source code for educational purposes. Jibo itself was dying, but at least it might give life to a new kind of robot someday.
This should be the default.
Copyright is a temporary monopoly.
Can't ensure that your source code will be available once your copyright expires or your company dies ? - Don't get to benefit from copyright !
This should be the default. Copyright is a temporary monopoly. Can't ensure that your source code will be available once your copyright expires or your company dies ? - Don't get to benefit from copyright !