Tesla's Elon Musk proves why patents are passé

Posted by BernardSwiss on Jun 21, 2014 12:53 PM EDT
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As if transforming the global automotive, energy and space industries wasn't enough, Elon Musk has become the latest hero of the open source movement. And like some kind of King Midas, he's made a killing doing it.

Last week, Musk gave away all the patents on Tesla's electric car technology, allowing anyone — including competitors — to use them.

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