I’m dissatisfied with patent law, it seems like patenting an invention is useless for small enterprise, because it pretty much just gives you the right to sue someone for infringement. A large company can almost always outlast the little guy in court if they really want to steal an invention.

For many designs and inventions I’d much rather do something like Creative Commons. You can use it, hack it, modify it for non-profit purposes. Hell for most things I don’t care if someone else copies it for commercial purposes, just give the creator credit.

The way I see it, by the time a large company is paying attention to something I’ve designed, I’m already two years ahead when it comes to my next idea. Why waste energy fighting for the past when I can invest it in the future?