----- Original Message ----- From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 5:09 PM Subject: Re: new wonder drug scours arteries clean
> > From: Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > And pharmacutical corporations are still evil greedy vile money > woshiping > > > pigs, only developing therapies they can patent. > > > > You don't think you are evil, right Fool? > > What is evil? > > These malicious corporations that could develop all kinds of medical > treatments, but instead only develop ones they can patent, are the true > essence of evil. Why don't you raise the money to develop one that other people will make a ton of money on, leaving you broke? Remember when you said people would still develop things if they couldn't patent them? Now are you saying they won't because its evil? Doesn't this just show that you are wrong about what would happen if patents were abolished? Out of curiosity, should other companies also give their products away to poor people? IMHO, what we see here is the tragedy of the commons. I'm not opposed to taxpayer money being used to develop unpatentable techniques, with the government charging any company that uses these techniques a fee. But, you really can't expect a company to spend money developing something all of its competitors will use for free. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
