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Re:Former CIA master of disguise helps disfigured people com... by dotancohen on Thursday November 10, 2022 @03:44AM (#33543835)
That is what patents are for. Encourage the inventor to share the technology, in exchange for a limited monopoly on its usage.
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Re:Former CIA master of disguise helps disfigured people com... by 6stringmerc on Thursday November 10, 2022 @04:04AM (#33543967)
Or like in magic eventually somebody else will figure it out if it’s really basic at the fundamentals.
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Re:Former CIA master of disguise helps disfigured people com... by lazar_guz_kemp on Thursday November 10, 2022 @07:42AM (#33545605)
Would techniques of a CIA agent fall under the Invention Secrecy Act or similar?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_Secrecy_Act

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Re:Former CIA master of disguise helps disfigured people com... by dotancohen on Thursday November 10, 2022 @10:10AM (#33547580)
Not the techniques described in the fine article.
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