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Re:Tesla plans to open its charging network to other EVs lat... by rrrrrrrrrrrryan on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:45AM (#27906988)
I specifically remember Elon stating that anyone could just use the technology without even informing Tesla, so I looked it up:

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ca6c332f-2cc5...

Indeed, there are no documents for executives to sign, but the patents aren't exactly fully free to use either: Tesla promised not to sue any company infringing on its patents as long as they're acting in "good faith," which obviously has a bunch of caveats (one being that you can't sue Tesla over any other patent related issues).

The end result is the same: a decent idea ruined by the lawyers.

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Re:Tesla plans to open its charging network to other EVs lat... by rsynnott on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @01:04PM (#27908951)
> a decent idea ruined by the lawyers.

Or, more cynically, a publicity stunt, facilitated by lawyers. A lot of "look, you can use our patents!" things fall under this umbrella; they're devised in such a way that the company gets some publicity, but no-one can realistically use the patents.

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