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I love the word "pre-patented" (i.e. not patented). Totally reminds me of pre-crime. Nationalistic mumbo-jumbo aside, the patent discussion makes it obvious wh
by rdiddly 7y ago
I love the word "pre-patented" (i.e. not patented). Totally reminds me of pre-crime.
Nationalistic mumbo-jumbo aside, the patent discussion makes it obvious what the real motivations are: it's just another money-grab. "That publicly-funded research is supposed to benefit a small cadre of American pharma rentiers at everyone's expense, not Chinese ones!"
- Barrin92 7y agocalling basic cancer research a pre-patent sounds like calling the laws of physics "pre-IP". What's next, arrest Chinese physicists for smuggling astronomical data out of the US? This American witch-hunt is becoming increasingly ridiculous.