Scientific norms shape the behavior of researchers working for the greater good
https://theconversation.com/scientific-norms-shape-the-behavior-of-researchers-working-for-the-greater-good-255159
#Ethics
#Science
#NoPatents
#JonasSalk

See also Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

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One of the best reads i head in a while in regards to
#opensource #openapi #openhardware #nocloud #nopatents #mydataismydata
A handful of corporations own our food. They decide what farmers can grow and how much we have to pay for it.
Giant companies like @Bayer-Monsanto and @Carlsberg can do this because they patent our seeds: from melons and tomatoes to barley used to make beer.
Together let’s call our ministers to schedule an official conference and take bold decisions that will stop companies from manipulating the rules.
https://act.wemove.eu/campaigns/nopatents-conference-uk #nopatents
No patents on seeds: Tell our ministers to clarify the rules once and for all!

We fought for years to stop patents on seeds, and we won. But companies like Bayer-Monsanto and Carlsberg are manipulating the rules and cancelling our win. Let’s defend what we won! Tell our ministers to clarify the rules once and for all.

"Apart from the cash, the original offered settlement would only apply for this single patent, only for GNOME and would be confidential! Instead, we now have coverage for over 100 patents, and patents that Leigh Rothschild may come to own in future."

#win #nopatents

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/21/gnome_foundation_settles_patent_troll_lawsuit/

Linux desktop org GNOME Foundation settles lawsuit with patent troll

Shotwell case ends with Rothschild Patent Imaging backing off for good