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> Nobody dies Yes they do. Copyright and patent trade agreements kill and they kill a lot people. If anyone is interested in the topic, a good first entry poi
by vasco 3y ago
> Nobody dies
Yes they do. Copyright and patent trade agreements kill and they kill a lot people.
If anyone is interested in the topic, a good first entry point paper to understand how this works and impacts:
> "What is the impact of intellectual property rules on access to medicines? A systematic review"
> "With very few exceptions, the articles in this review found that the introduction of patents following implementation of TRIPS rules and pharmaceutical-related TRIPS-plus IP provisions are associated with an increase in drug prices, consumer welfare losses and increased costs to consumers of pharmaceuticals and national governments."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9013034/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9013034/
This paper alone should probably get you depressed, but if that gets you going, read "Information Feudalism" by Peter Drahos, then you'll understand how people in power truly have no respect for human lives in developing countries.