• intensely_human@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    I understand the value of a patent system, but patents should expire.

    Is there some reason why previous-generation technology, like the tech being used for MRIs in the 90s, can’t be used to manufacture more competitively-priced machines?

    Like, is there a law specifying that the new technology must be used for an MRI to be usable as a diagnostic tool?