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Lots of articles floating around lately touching on a) rise of the open source movement, and b) move away from patents. I read one article talking about how the patent office is starting to take a more restrictive view of patent applications, the gist being that it’s going to be hard to lock up your ideas with a patent.

I think one very good question is: is open source limited solely to internet/software-related ventures, or can it extend into the bricks and mortar world? Open source pharmaceuticals, anyone? Along these lines, here’s an interesting article I came across, might stir up some thoughts in that direction: Open Source Life: How the open movement will change everything.

I’ll probably have more to say on this down the road since I’m still thinking about the possibilities, but it seems like open source could add value beyond the virtual world. It’s certainly worth keeping an eye on if your livelihood depends on intellectual property.