And so If I were to share with this forum, could say a company or corp. use it as it would now be out in the open?

Maybe, but remember, all (or most) patents on file with the patent office can be viewed freely.  They are "out in the open", and there's not much you could do if some company in China / 3rd world country decided to infringe your patent.

If you wrote up a license agreement, it could be specific for certain people on the forum.  That way you could decide who could legally use the device (at least in countries that with strong IP enforcement).  I suppose a company could create a forum persona, and you wouldn't know if they were a real person or not.

The first patents were issued in Venice and usthered in an era of massive growth as opposed to the dark ages.....IF the UN was worth anything there should of been an international agreement on patents by now...but no.Still technological advancement  like free energy cannot be limited once it is revealed....it would become the standard because of economic impact and its impact would free the world from its shackles in so many different ways.

It wont happen, and its no where NOW.

The argument is over my friends,  ALL would be patent holders are worried about the open source money loss side of it. Well empirical cases prove that thats NOT the case. Open source can get renumeration, and its the only way to get safety and ENSURE (read that again) dissemination. I don't want to hear that others are different with patenting as they have no technology out there,  where is it? be out next week?.Sorry. Its no where. Steron is no where, Steven Ryan is no where, EBM is no where(these are modern cases with technology already ready to market and patented) Why are you the patent holders different? you will do some thing different then they did? LOL Sorry you can do nothing they didn't do.

The argument is over about not being able to make money from open source.Ossie Freedom did that with a very crappy booster (water4gas) he open sourced it and now makes 3-4 million per year in book sales.If i need to explain WHY a patent limits the inventor then i am afraid the patent holder is not of sound mental mind.

For what ever reason the patent holder with free energy technology may feel

Open source can get you money
Open source IS THE ONLY SECURITY (given the nature of free energy technology politically)
Open source gets out in REAL TIME

So whats the excuse? there is none.

Ash

I am confused.  You are citing examples of Steorn and EBM, which have produced nothing because they have nothing.  It is not a patent issue, it is an inablitiy-to-produce issue.

Interestingly, there is an equal amount of open-source working free energy devices - zero.

Right on!
Unfortunately I have to agree with you.
But what is the recourse?
Having as many devices as you can afford build in China or in countries not dictated to by you know who?
then have them flood the Market.
Only problem is you will not be able to import these devices.
Get rid of the  "You know who" is the only solution that I can see,besides keeping your invention to yourself .
Professor




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One problem my friend, if I see what you design, and I have money, then I get my lawyers to patent it, that I sue you into the stone age(and everyone you sold plans to). Then I change it a bit so it doesn't quite work show that product, no one has faith in it and it disappears. 7 years of slander and mystique put it out of the main stream, and that is about it. If you the original inventor decide to build it after the 7 years, I just threaten you and your family, heck I might even do something more than scare you. Or just buy you off, cough(Steven mark(s)). Its a game of chess and one doesn't win chess by making one winning move its a series of moves that leads up to that one move and keeping your opponent from seeing your end goal.
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Right on!
Unfortunately I have to agree with you.
But what is the recourse?
Having as many devices as you can afford build in China or in countries not dictated to by you know who?
then have them flood the Market.
Only problem is you will not be able to import these devices.
Get rid of the  "You know who" is the only solution that I can see,besides keeping your invention to yourself .
Professor




quote author=d3adp00l link=topic=1821.msg32727#msg32727 date=1180326419]
One problem my friend, if I see what you design, and I have money, then I get my lawyers to patent it, that I sue you into the stone age(and everyone you sold plans to). Then I change it a bit so it doesn't quite work show that product, no one has faith in it and it disappears. 7 years of slander and mystique put it out of the main stream, and that is about it. If you the original inventor decide to build it after the 7 years, I just threaten you and your family, heck I might even do something more than scare you. Or just buy you off, cough(Steven mark(s)). Its a game of chess and one doesn't win chess by making one winning move its a series of moves that leads up to that one move and keeping your opponent from seeing your end goal.

Patents take a while to be granted, typically 18 months to several years.  That should be plenty of time for a working invention to be spread around the world open source.

Regards,
jeffc

The only real thing the patent office does is give the government the ability to steal the invention from you. The first thing the patent office does is allow the government to review the data to determine if it is worthy of use by the government or if it is a national security risk (a risk to the financial stability/market as they see it). IF any of this holds true they confiscate it and tell the person/group who attempted to patent it that it already was patented and the government holds the patent and threatens them with jail and/or court action if they continue pursuing the tech.

The other side of the coin is if the idea is worthy and not a threat to the establishment, it will be leaked to a friendly company while the patent office holds up your application so the other company can file and get approval first, thus locking the little guy out of the opportunity.

I say open source is the only way to go, this at least prevents the suppression mechanism of the government and Big Business stealing the idea. I agree with the idea of sharing it with a lot of others and produce copies and release them at the same time, this would at least give them (the elites) a headache and give the inventor a chance at get the tech out there for the masses to benefit from and potentially make a few bucks in the process.

@utilitarian
Would U please give us some more solid examples of working FE devices  getting to --- zero?
Are those technical issues or personal issues?

I assume open source always give immediate positive educational effects for general public on tech ideas and info.
Would that be considered overall as a better human achievement !?

You want an example of there being no working free energy devices?  How can there be an example of that?  There can only be an example of a working free energy device, of which there is none.  If you have an example of anything that has been verified, it would be earth-shattering news, so out with it, my good man!

I have no issue with open source.  Software, in particular, has benefitted much from the open source movement.  Though it should be noted that software development in particular lends itself to open source more than any other area I can think of, because it can be shared so easily, and work is easy to divide up.

And Ashtweth, I cannot believe you are dragging up EBM, one of the most notorious huckster companies in Hungary, and based on what?  Because you called them on the phone and they assured you they have a device?  Laughable.  Oh wait, and they want a lot of money?  Funny how that goes.  Do you know of a single company that uses an EBM to power anything?  Thought so.

Hang on i remember you, i remember you usually make allot of incredulous assumptions and have no real contribution's, i remember you now
They have a physical device, go and see it and read the reports. its more then you have

Way more then you have.
i have no need or desire to discuss particulars with you, as now i remember you, my time is far more precious

You like that one?
I do

Regards
Ash

My contributions have resulted in exactly as many free energy breakthroughs as your contributions - exactly zero.

If you believe the EBM is real based on some reports, you are gullible beyond comprehension.  Name one company that has bought and uses an EBM device to power anything.  Surely there is one - they have been selling these things for years, right?