Yet another corporation with the good of the people in mind.

I DO wish I could afford to buy their products - their cars are rated among the best in the world.

Tesla Motors turns all its patents over to the open source movement (Click here to read more)

By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, June 12, 2014 15:06 EDT
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Electric carmaker Tesla announced Thursday it was giving up its patents to "the open source movement" to help spur electric vehicle technology.
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The unusual move comes with Tesla enjoying huge success, but against a backdrop of multiplying legal squabbles among technology firms over patents.
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"All our patents belong to you," Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said in a blog post.
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"Yesterday, there was a wall of Tesla patents in the lobby of our Palo Alto headquarters. That is no longer the case. They have been removed, in the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology."