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It is almost like using artificial IP rights to prop up supermassive R&D and then letting the company charge whatever they want for "their idea" is not the most
by zanny 12y ago
It is almost like using artificial IP rights to prop up supermassive R&D and then letting the company charge whatever they want for "their idea" is not the most sane business model.
- lotsofmangos 12y agoShh, that's crazy talk.
- refurb 12y agoThey certainly don't "charge what they want". There are multiple examples (particularly in the EU) where the government says "no, we're not going to pay for that". If you have a better idea on how to reward pharmaceutical R&D, I'm all ears.
- forrestthewoods 12y agoWe could not have artificial IP rights and also not have significant development R&D if you'd prefer. But given those two choices I'll take what we currently have.
- rlanday 12y agoAll property rights are artificial. Intellectual property rights make us richer by encouraging people to develop intellectual property, just as physical property rights make us richer by allowing us to own and control the use of physical possessions.