Surprised the article doesn't mention the artist Anish Kapoor owning worldwide exclusive rights to Vantablack [0], much to the chagrin of the art community. While I admire Kapoor's sense of 'hustle' within the art community, society may be deprived of some interesting art because of the license.

[0] https://www.wired.com/story/vantablack-anish-kapoor-stuart-s...