An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk, then its maker refused repairs

Re:An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk, then its maker r... by dustyventure on Saturday October 12, 2024 @04:35AM (#41817523)

> What you are proposing is akin to suggesting "any buildings should become public domain" or "any cars they own should go to a local charity".

I don't think this is accurate. I think they are proposing priority for the consumer in the hierarchy of creditors that is a little more specific about assets than the usual hierarchy.

All IP and licensing rights to IP could become specially encumbered during bankruptcy to enable a consumer priority on it, etc. I don't think it would be more difficult than some of the existing setup, but naturally much of the existing setup is more in theory than in practice.

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Re:An exoskeleton let a paralyzed man walk, then its maker r... by master_crab on Saturday October 12, 2024 @11:02PM (#41824834)

Yup. This. The bankruptcy system already has tiered creditors (senior, junior, secured, unsecured) who take precedence in certain orders during bankruptcy.

In fact this already exists in accounts payable situations: customers may take precedence for goods not received before creditors, etc (depending on location and laws of course). But usually they don’t, sadly.

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