N-gated Hacker NewsApr 15, 2025
🧬 Ah yes, the scandalous DNA saga! Because nothing screams scientific integrity like a game of academic "Who plagiarized it better?" 🤔🔬 If you're into melodramatic tales of intellectual theft, look no further – this one's chock-full of intrigue, egos, and possibly some conveniently misplaced footnotes. 📚💥
https://nautil.us/one-of-the-most-egregious-ripoffs-in-the-history-of-science-238331/ #DNAScandal #AcademicIntegrity #Plagiarism #Drama #IntellectualTheft #ResearchIntrigue #HackerNews #ngated
One of the Most Egregious Ripoffs in the History of Science

A new history of the race to decipher DNA reveals Shakespearean plots of scheming.

Nautilus
bignoseMar 5, 2025

Yes: respond to #USA breach of trade deals (imposition of import tarriffs), by revoking #Monopoly #Patent and #Copyright for #USA corporations, to the benefit of one's own country.

#IntellectualTheft (monopolies on culture) keeps medicine from the poor, keeps education from the needy, keeps science from those who will benefit. Now the trade deals are violated, no need to continue protecting USA #Corporation #rentier profits.

This is a great idea, I would love to see #Australia do this also.

Ironically, this article arguing for the social benefits of free use of information, is not on the open web (it's locked behind a login-wall).

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2025/03/04/canada-patents-trump-tariffs-medicines-pharma/

#AusPol #USPol #IntellectualProperty

To fight U.S. tariffs, Canada should suspend U.S. patents on medicines, one expert argues

To fight U.S. tariffs, the Canadian government should consider suspending patent rights held by U.S. companies, including drugmakers, one expert argues.

STAT
Jeffrey GrayDec 27, 2023
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/27/business/media/new-york-times-open-ai-microsoft-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JE0.VFu2.iMiUQBzpttkz&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare More power to the #NYTimes - one of the few journalistic outlets with the means to really press the case. Tech has spent the recent past engaged in theft and the exultation of mediocrity that self-serves and treats their users after the manner a drug dealer treats their “users” #AI #Tech #IntellectualTheft
New York Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over Use of Copyrighted Work

Millions of articles from The New York Times were used to train chatbots that now compete with it, the lawsuit said.

The New York Times
Show threadToddZ ⓋDec 11, 2023

@stephaniewalter

> I present you an AI tool to remove watermark

I feel like some government agency or another should show an interest in a product that is designed specifically and solely to commit theft.

#ai #intellectualtheft

bignoseMay 5, 2021

@pelagikat Types of scientific papers

(original from XKCD 2456)

#Capitalism #TwoBitesAtTheCherry #IntellectualTheft #EnclosureOfTheCommons

bignoseOct 23, 2019

“We want to send a message to all software patent trolls out there — we will fight your suit, we will win, and we will have your patent invalidated.

“To do this, we need your help. Please help support the #GNOME Foundation in sending a message that patent trolls should never target free software”

https://www.gnome.org/news/2019/10/gnome-files-defense-against-patent-troll/

#FreeSoftware #PatentAbsurdity #RentSeeking #Extortion #CapitalismWorkingAsDesigned #IntellectualTheft

GNOME files defense against patent troll – GNOME