On: The U.S. government may finally mandate safer table saws

[wvenable]

Yeah this needs to be met with invalidation of patents. If the government mandates something, it has to be possible without patent infringement.

[ip26 → wvenable]

Commonly there would be a requirement to license the patent, rather than striking it down for the crime of being indispensable.

[InvertedRhodium → ip26]

If they applied FRAND requirements to it, then I could see that working. So long as it's just a license for the patent holder to extort other companies I can't support it at all.

[selimnairb → ip26]

Give SawStop $10B and seize the patents under eminent domain.

[refurb → wvenable]

Jesus that would certainly kill any future innovation.

“Hey if your product is so good that absolutely everyone needs to have it we’ll make sure you get no financial reward for developing it”