Elon Musk - "All Our Patent Are Belong To You"

[OGShaman]

Elon Musk the entrepreneur, engineer, and inventor behind such ventures as PayPal, SpaceX, SolarCity, and Tesla motors has opened up all of Tesla motors patented technology for use by others in order to spark creativity in other companies, and push electric vehicles forward.

An awesome move, and a slap in the face to patent trolls the world over - http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you

 

[Koondense]

Elon is a great man, has my total respect.
Great move!

 

[D. B. Doober]

Nice move, wonder if it will become like Android and you can build and tinker with your own system

 

[trichrider]

visionary.
good on him.

 

[BudToaster]

Musk also says that constant innovation is better protection than Intellectual Property. And being known for having the best technology - i.e. branding. i totally agree and make all my designs open source.

 

[unregistered190]

That's pretty awesome of him....

 

[Lapides]

Yeah, huge move, just as Tesla himself would have wanted.

I REALLY want a Tesla car, SOOO bad.

 

[D. B. Doober]

I think open source vehicles will be in the future as an option. You'll be able to tinker with the codes and design

 

[BudToaster]

I think open source vehicles will be in the future as an option. You'll be able to tinker with the codes and design

i will just leave that to the hackers ... just imagine, a BSOD going down Interstate 95 at 85 miles per hour. can't wait.