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Elon Musk: “Patents are for the weak”

Name: Elon Musk: “Patents are for the weak”
Uploaded: 2024-06-23T13:19:30+00:00
Duration: 30 s
Channel: Lorenzo
Description: Transcript excerpt of Elon Musk speaking (June 23, 2024) about rocket engineering and intellectual property. Musk claims SpaceX uses 300-series stainless…

23 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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Transcript excerpt of Elon Musk speaking (June 23, 2024) about rocket engineering and intellectual property. Musk claims SpaceX uses 300-series stainless steel for Starship-class rockets, describes their engine as the highest chamber-pressure and most advanced he’s seen, and expresses disdain for patents ("patents are for the weak"), arguing patents often block progress.

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300 series stainless steel.

June 23, 2024.

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The highest chamber pressure engine ever done operationally by any standard. The most advanced engine ever made. Most counterintuitive thing is making the rocket out of steel. Probably. Yeah. We use 300 series stainless steel. Is that something you patent? No, we don't really patent things. Patents are for the week. Yeah, you share. There you go. You know, the problem is, like, patents are generally used as a blocking technique. They're like using, like, landmines in warfare. They don't actually help advance things. They just stop others from following you. And most patents are bs.