I think someone needs a valium. :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Riddle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 12:51 AM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] intellectual property and technology transferseminar
> Although I shouldn't, I have to speak up. > > Exactly what is the charter of a Land Grand > University? > Ehh? Speak up! It is not exactly hard to find. Read > this link: http://www.lsuagcenter.com/nav/about.asp > The goal is to discover and bring to the people the > knowledge and science that will help ALL of our > people. > > The VAST majority of our funding comes from other than > Louisiana sources. How then can we share the fruits > of all of our labors to produce a LAND GRANT > UNIVERSITY and provide support to the people and still > provide an ego teat to the self-centered? Name a tree > after them, and shoulder them aside so the people that > are not about ego can get on with the business of the > charter. > > I have always been impressed that the ones deserving > of praise never asked for it. If you have to ask for > recognition, one of two things is true: 1. You work in > a failure of an institution, or 2. you are not as good > as you think you are. > > Oddly enough, from the individual's point of view, the > solution is the same, move on. Your absence and that > of those of a like mind will force an improvement, or > the removal of malcontents will contribute to the > greater good. Win-win. Then shut up. > > Intellectual Property. It is an interesting concept. > I have a few concepts in play myself. > > Bubba, No On Owns Me. I've killed better men than you > simply because they had the sad misfortune to peek > over the edge of a ditch a second after I did. I > happened to be somewhere I did not want to be, not > because I was missused, but because I signed and swore > to a contract. I did my part, I got my GI bill, I got > my GI Home Loan. I would have been there all the same > without the GI Bill. IRAN took our hostages and I > just wanted a piece of the action. 14 years later, I > was a single dad and was forced out. > > Now, let's review. You were offered a position. You > read the contract about intelectual property and > signed it. Does this sum it up? Name the people that > held the weapons over you when you signed that > contract, and you can break it. > > Oh, gee, you were eager to get the position and the > dollars? Then quit, or quit complaining. > > If you think LSU is hard, go commercial. If you have > a frigging dream on vacation two years after you work > for DSM or Albermarl they own it. I think they own > your kid's dreams too. > > My dad has 14 patents. Those and $4.99 can buy him a > number two at Mac Burger. > > 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 you think otherwise you are very fortunate to be so > sadly used. You should pick up your marbles and go > home. > > If you hae a degree can't you read? > > Damn I hate whinners. > > > --- Will Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > As I mentioned earlier, LSU had a meeting like that > > for incoming graduate > > students and it bothered me. They want to turn the > > University into a patent > > farm. That would be all fine and good except they > > think they own all your > > ideas like any company would and the patent system > > in general is out of > > control. The implication, that you should be so > > grateful for your education > > that the state owns what you do with it, is > > disturbing. One presenter > > actually said, "We own you." Software was not > > specifically mentioned, but > > ownership of anything but poetry was claimed for all > > students and staff. > > > > Let me know if they have similar ideas for > > undergraduates at ULL. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > ===== > Warmest Regards, > > Doug Riddle > http://www.dougriddle.com > If it ain't broken, you haven't let me test it long enough. > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >
