For starters, how would you enforce licensing? You'd have to… sue other people for patent infringement. I thought we were all agreeing that software patents are mostly unadulterated bullshit.
Secondly, if they put up the patent lawyer cost why wouldn't they also keep any potential licensing fees ;)?
In the end the Right Thing To Do™ would be to publish your work and try to establish it as prior art so people can't abuse it.
The reason would be so that would have more ammo in their arsenal and would be untouchable by any real company (they would still be touchable by patent trolls, but that is a different issue).
As for licensing enforcement, simple I wouldn't enforce it! :) I would just enter as an ally with any unfortunate company that is getting sued by an aggressive company.
Furthermore, there are real benefits for being a patent originator, special visas, research grants, etc. But the fees are pretty hefty, especially if you want to do it world wide.
Twitter could morph into a patent shield for hire and split the defense fees with the originators.
For starters, how would you enforce licensing? You'd have to… sue other people for patent infringement. I thought we were all agreeing that software patents are mostly unadulterated bullshit.
Secondly, if they put up the patent lawyer cost why wouldn't they also keep any potential licensing fees ;)?
In the end the Right Thing To Do™ would be to publish your work and try to establish it as prior art so people can't abuse it.