On Friday 03 September 2004 12:51 am, Doug Riddle wrote: > Now, let's review. ?You were offered a position. ?You > read the contract about intelectual property and > signed it. ?Does this sum it up? ...
No, students sign no contract. Nor are they offered an "ego teat". Nor have such deals been common until 20 years ago. > > If you think LSU is hard, go commercial. ... Why not compare it to organ "donations" from prisons in China? It's beside the point. The job market is bad, in part because of patent abuse, and the abusers are free to screw the people who work for them. LSU is not supposed to imitate that kind of behavior any more than they should be robbing banks. > > My dad has 14 patents. ?Those and $4.99 can buy him a > number two at Mac Burger. That's one of the reasons this whole thing is stupid. Only the lawyers are going to win the patent game. Is that what LA wants to teach? > > The LSU deal, considering they pay the lawyers, pay > the patnet fees, defend the patents, encourage > investors, provide moneys and space for start-ups, and > offer the umbrella of the LSU icon and sill give you > over 10% is a fantastic deal. If it's such a great deal, why use force to get it? They should have confidence in the service they offer, but they don't.
