<div dir="ltr">I saw a presentation this summer about the DPL, having heard murmurings for some time of a "Creative Commons" approach for patents. The DPL creates a fairly complex and intriguing system that I think is worth examining. <div>
<br></div><div>What can hackers do to practically resist the domination of knowledge through exclusive rights regimes propped up by patent laws?</div><div><br></div><div>Does the DPL offer a valuable option akin to free cultural and free software licenses?</div>
<div><br></div><div><div>In case you're already at least curious, the DPL launch is scheduled for November 7th, 2014 in Berkeley, California: <a href="http://www.law.berkeley.edu/16151.htm">http://www.law.berkeley.edu/16151.htm</a></div>
</div><div><br></div><div>Also, I had an idea.</div><div><br></div><div>It's a bit weird, so please read about the DPL first: <a href="http://www.defensivepatentlicense.com/">http://www.defensivepatentlicense.com/</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>What if the hackerspaces community, through some of its various respective corporate entities, opted in one-by-one to DPL, especially early on, in order to get access to this body of patents? Then, what if among all the participating hackerspace entities, for each patent in the pool, we coordinated such that at least one hackerspace community would implement a prototype demonstrating the principle of each patent. This way, any one member of the hackerspaces community can find a license through some other community member for each patent, even if the originator of that patent leaves the DPL patent pool.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Basically, I'm suggesting a potential path to maximize benefits and minimize risk for the most people possible, through the DPL. Maybe I did not represent this idea accurately, would love feedback!</div>
<div><br></div><div>On the other hand, I'm not exactly sold on DPL and would like to learn more and see if the approach above isn't possible or perhaps is sub-optimal, or otherwise undesirable.</div><div><br></div>
<div>// Matt </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>