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It's all well and good that we are attempting to address the software patent system but the myth of beneficial medical patents still prevails. If you are of the
by jrogers65 14y ago
It's all well and good that we are attempting to address the software patent system but the myth of beneficial medical patents still prevails. If you are of the opinion that medical patents are necessary, please read through this document - http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/against.htm http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/against.h... - in particular, chapter 9. Just like software patents, medical patents have a long and rich history of stifling innovation. Don't buy the lies wholesale - look at the evidence and make your own decision.
- rhizome 14y agoMedical patents are only necessary to preserve inflated pricing models intended to support the owner's (and/or licensee's) advertising campaigns.
- zanny 14y agoWhich means they are necessary to preserve status-quo profit margins. And the people with the microphone who control the hand of law are those who really like their status-quo.