Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech

Re:Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech by virtue3 on Friday June 11, 2021 @04:15PM (#27477902)

I see it the other way; What's the point of designing something that is affordable and usable by everyone if Amazon is just going to rip off the design and market theirs over me?

Whats the point in making a budget ketchup brand if Safeway has their own? I can't compete with their margins there especially with that level of competition.

I give a bit of a pass here to kirkland stuff cuz it never feels like a race to the bottom nor do I feel like costco just advertises the hell out of it over other goods.

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Re:Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech by lotsofpulp on Friday June 11, 2021 @04:21PM (#27477976)

Patents and trademarks exist to give designers the ability to reap profits from their creations. If you are not able to patent your design, then either the patent system is not working or whatever was designed or trademarked is not very valuable.

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Re:Congress is going to throw the kitchen sink at big tech by virtue3 on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @01:44PM (#27518845)

The patent system is probably fine, it's the COST of going after Amazon. They'll bury you. If you're a small studio that makes maybe 200-300k of revenue a year, how are you supposed to go after Amazon?

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