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Violating A Patent As Moral Choice
kuzmich writes "The Taiwanese government has announced that it will violate patent laws to manufacture a drug that can help fight bird flu virus. In doing so, they have spelled out their reasoning very clearly: 'We have tried our best to negotiate with Roche, it means we have shown our goodwill to Roche and we appreciate their patent. But to protect our people is the utmost important thing'. Not being in Taiwan, this makes me wonder how bad the situation would have to be for some of the other governments to follow a path of violating patent and copyright laws for the benefit of the general population. Are there precedents, procedures for doing so?"
Oh? Have you read the history of Valium development? It was developed entirely in house, the guy who created it experimented with many different, completely new compounds. He was already funded by the drug companies from the start, working for them as a researcher. Please find me the university research that led to that.
What about neurontin? That was a very unique drug, first of it's kind in treating neuropathic pain, where was all the university research on that?
And really, I am compelled by your lack of evidence presented.
It was also covered here in /..
No, people hate the USA because you seem to think that your laws are valid everywhere. The rest of the world is not like you. So go take your patented AIDS pill and hope that it is in the economic best interrest to find a cure.....
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Why don't they just get another avian flu/drug from another country instead of the US the? If the US is so hated?
Oh, you mean the US is the only one who bothered to make one? Even though China and other countries have been dealing with outbreaks of cross species flu for at least 3 decades?
So, Taiwan knows about this problem, they are not a poor country, and instead of investing and researching the problem, they just steal the answer from someone else who was willing to put the time and effort into a solution?
Yeah, no wonder the world hates the US.
Democrats or Republicans. They are both taking us to the same place and they are not afraid of us anymore.