Musk explains why he no longer thinks patents make sense and even demolishes the one argument that even many patent skeptics make: that they‘re „still needed to stop big companies from copying your innovations.“

As we‘ve explained in the past big companies almost never recognize truly disruptive innovation when it happens. This is for a variety of reasons, including the basic innovator‘s dilemma, but also just because companies are so focused on their own things, it‘s tough to get them to realize outside innovation.