On: Brave New Phone Call

[georgemcbay]

Exclusive licensing rights are by definition a monopoly.

[JoeAltmaier → georgemcbay]

Right but it doesn't mean that nobody can make products using your patent; it means you benefit from it when they do. Which is not so much a societal problem.

[msh → JoeAltmaier]

Or as Kodak did, use your patent to prevent anyone from using the technology. Which is a problem for society.