Mark GardnerJul 28, 2023

“#PatentsKill” is a lie. The truth is that #PatentsSaveLives.

https://newideal.aynrand.org/mossoff-and-adalja-ip-waivers-disarm-us-against-pandemics/

For more, read this #policy brief by George Mason University #law professor and #IP rights expert Adam Mossoff, and infectious disease physician and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for #Health Security Dr. Amesh Adalja:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9500249/

#PatentWaivers #patents #IntellectualProperty #COVID19 #vaccines #BioTech #pharma #TRIPSAct #NoFreeTRIPS #USITC #WTO #InternationalTrade

Mossoff and Adalja: IP Waivers Disarm Us against Pandemics - New Ideal - Reason | Individualism | Capitalism

“Patents Kill” is a lie. The truth is “Patents Save Lives.”

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Show threadHarkMahlbergJul 28, 2023

Tell this to any woodworker who lost a finger to a table saw because SawStop wouldn't license their patents for a reasonable price, and table saw manufacturers tried to save their bottom lines by not paying for the license. Never rely on a company to look out for your safety when they're more concerned with looking after their bottom line. (I am not an anti-vaxxer.)

Further reading:

https://www.essentialpatentblog.com/2014/02/sawstop-sues-power-tool-makers-because-patented-technology-not-adopted-in-ul-safety-standard/

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.woodworking/c/BapFn7cG7Tk?pli=1

https://hackaday.com/2017/06/22/ask-hackaday-sawstop-bastion-of-safety-or-patent-troll/

Also, Ayn Rand? Come on now.

SawStop sues power tool makers because its patented technology was not adopted into UL safety standard

As a reminder that standard essential patent issues go beyond information technology, last week SawStop LLC sued manufacturers of table saws alleging that

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@HarkMahlberg Thanks for saving me time: https://social.sdf.org/@mjgardner/109561373375524316
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@[email protected] One of the best things I’ve done with my profile here is tag it with #AynRand. It saves me so much time when someone dismisses me with the same minimal investigation they put into dismissing her.

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Show threadHarkMahlbergJul 28, 2023

Yes yes you like Ayn Rand. Now how about the problems I showed regarding parents? Nothing to say?

By the by, because it's far more fun to critique Rand, here's more reading: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/column-this-is-what-happens-when-you-take-ayn-rand-seriously

Column: This is what happens when you take Ayn Rand seriously

The core of Ayn Rand's philosophy is that unfettered self-interest is good and altruism is destructive. So what if we indeed allowed ourselves to be blinded to all but our own self-interest?

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Show threadMark GardnerJul 28, 2023
@HarkMahlberg Bye #SeaLion