Comment · Wed, July 23, 2014 · Ceretropic
Proprietary Blend or Dosage Transparency?
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Nootology · 1 points
A friend and I have designed a nootropic supplement we having great success with. We are moving towards commercialization but have been debating whether to label it as a "proprietary blend" or list out the exact dosage of each ingredient in our formula.
The proprietary blend route is usually done to protect trade secrets but we have noticed a trend where people are becoming more attuned to what is actually in a product.
So what do you guys think, proprietary blend or dosage transparency?
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tetrahedon · 1 points
The community deserves the knowledge just as much as Abelard does.
do you mean deserves the credit?
in this instance I think its a caveat of corporations being people and our communities not necessarily being incorporated. Just a position of weakness on the legal end. Not sure there's an answer here as all the incorporated communities devoted to Nootropics/other things smack of these business practices.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
They deserve at least part of the credit. If a public forum discussion leads to a new way to come up with a solution to a problem, then the community should at least get some of the credit. If a person then takes that information, and tries to create a secret blend, or patent it, then that is dishonest.
I am not speaking to the legalities of what people are doing. I am speaking to the morality. Legally there are many ways to profit off other people's work. That does not make it morally just.