Nick Johnson of Ethereum Name Service and Matthew Gould of Unstoppable Domains engaged in a heated debate over the patenting of blockchain domain names.
In his "Open Letter RE: Blockchain Domain Name Patents," Johnson criticized Unstoppable Domains for patenting blockchain domain resolutions, a move he sees as contrary to the principles of open innovation.
The debate underscores the ongoing debate in the web3 community about the balance between protecting innovations and fostering open source development, especially for infrastructure-level protocols.
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