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can certain diseases/illnesses be cured
shmokes:
--- Quote from: boykster on April 01, 2008, 12:05:15 pm ---
People don't NEED drugs; people want drugs to prolong or increase their quality of life. Civilization existed long before there were drugs.
--- End quote ---
Well now, corporations don't NEED an exclusivity period on their products; Corporations want an exclusivity period to prolong or increase their quality of life. Civilization existed long before there were patents.
Now, don't get me wrong. I don't buy what I just said; but it's no more ridiculous than quoted bit above. Corporations don't have some kind of natural right to patents. Society grants them artificial exclusivity to the extent that it benefits society. Society is people. There's no reason for the people to grant artificial exclusivity to a corporation beyond what is beneficial to the people. To the degree that patents encourage advancements and innovation they benefit both society and corporations. To the degree that patents keep prices artificially high and stifle innovation by establishing a monopoly, they benefit only the corporation. Since only society has the power to grant the monopoly, what would possess it to do so in a way that wasn't beneficial.
So, yeah, maybe people only WANT drugs. But corporations only WANT patents.
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