I don't know why everyone assumes that all of our electricy has to come from fossil fuel burning power plants. Why don't we start building and using nuclear power again? The fuel is not only pretty abundant, but it is also non-polluting (only emission is steam and you get that from a fossil fuel/solar power plants...and of course nuclear waste but I think the Simpsons taught us that could just be swept under the rug...). Its not renewable but just about nothing renewable is really economically or practically worthwhile. Just an idea.
But you have to put things into prespective. ALL they did is edit a stupid logo. You didn't get to see the actual thing, but who cares. If they had modified something major then it would have been different...
Because their is a patent on the cancer-killer drug, the company will know that the billions they spent developing the drug will be protected since they will be the only ones able to sell the drug for a certain number of years. Without the patent, the drug company would have no incentive to invest the money in researching the cancer-killer, and noone's live would be saved. Which is a better scenario? What you talking about? BILLIONS of dollers? Ha! they just pay a group of researchers a couple hundred thousand and then they MAKE millions. The only person really making money is the drug company that happens to buy the rights first. Its completely unfair and is what keeps drug prices as high as they are now. And don't think they wouldn't do it if they couldn't patent. You could make millions even if there was a generic of drugs...(look at all those common drugs like that companies still make money off of). Patents should last for a year or so. THAT would be plenty to cover all such costs.
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Isn't Californium ($27 million per gram) more expensive? Only 8 grams made since it was discovered and its used in all kinds of applications.
I don't know why everyone assumes that all of our electricy has to come from fossil fuel burning power plants. Why don't we start building and using nuclear power again? The fuel is not only pretty abundant, but it is also non-polluting (only emission is steam and you get that from a fossil fuel/solar power plants...and of course nuclear waste but I think the Simpsons taught us that could just be swept under the rug...). Its not renewable but just about nothing renewable is really economically or practically worthwhile. Just an idea.
But you have to put things into prespective. ALL they did is edit a stupid logo. You didn't get to see the actual thing, but who cares. If they had modified something major then it would have been different...
Because their is a patent on the cancer-killer drug, the company will know that the billions they spent developing the drug will be protected since they will be the only ones able to sell the drug for a certain number of years. Without the patent, the drug company would have no incentive to invest the money in researching the cancer-killer, and noone's live would be saved. Which is a better scenario? What you talking about? BILLIONS of dollers? Ha! they just pay a group of researchers a couple hundred thousand and then they MAKE millions. The only person really making money is the drug company that happens to buy the rights first. Its completely unfair and is what keeps drug prices as high as they are now. And don't think they wouldn't do it if they couldn't patent. You could make millions even if there was a generic of drugs...(look at all those common drugs like that companies still make money off of). Patents should last for a year or so. THAT would be plenty to cover all such costs.