On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 09:20:11 -0500, Will Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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?
LSU does have a law school! > > > > > 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. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- "I don't care what everyone likes. Ogres are not like cakes... You dunce, irritating, miniature beast of burden. Ogres are like onions. End of story. Bye bye. See ya later..." -- Shrek
