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speeding_snail  ·  4657 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hiding your research behind a paywall is immoral

Reverse engineering is exactly why some people don't apply for a patent anymore in the Electrical/Computer Engineering world. When there is a patent, reverse engineering a product and building a copy suddenly becomes a whole lot easier. And if you change the product just a little bit, the patent doesn't even apply.