I totally agree, I wish the RIAA would bill all the artists for the losses they incurred! Then we'd see artists abandoning the labels represented in RIAA in droves!!!
Yes, good points, but still: if we want to get companies to stop getting patents, we need to show them why it's against their own interests.
This is a capitalist society and a company has a right to run its business to the maximum benefit of its shareholders -- in fact, that is its mandate (assuming that it's a public company).
I'm on your side, guys, I just want ammunition so we can convince these companies to stop patenting everything under the sun.
"it seems clear that Celera's use of IP was clearly not the best way to create the greatest level of social benefit."
While I agree that increasing social benefit is of great interest to the public, it is not necessarily the mandate of a private corporation.
I'm definitely on Mike's side when it comes to freedom of information (as in, NO IP protection), but I also support a company's right to pursue profit.
In this case, I think it would be useful to explain how Celera would have been better off without patents, thus demonstrating that not only would there be a greater social benefit, but also there would be a benefit to Celera's bottom line.
On the post: Madonna Sued For For Selling Clothes Under 'Material Girl' Brand
apparently
On the post: Righthaven Continues To Stretch The Meaning Of Copyright Law In Filing Lawsuits
I have never been for capital punishment.
Reading this article has made me decide that we should legalize assassination (of Righthaven's principals and its lawyers).
On the post: Newspaper Gets Around Photography Ban At Football Event With Cartoon Illustrations
Re:
On the post: Beach Boys Make Ridiculous Copyright Claim Over Katy Perry's California Gurls
Re:
Imagine a line:
---------------------------------------------------------
Here I've marked the end of the line with the word "end":
----------------------------------------------------[end]
Here I've marked the very, very, very end of the line with X:
--------------------------------------------------------X
See?
On the post: FT Claims Paywalls Are Morally Necessary... And Then Shows How Immoral The FT Is
Re: Re: Just do the math...
On the post: And, Of Course, Gov't Agencies Recorded And Stored Body Scan Images
Re:
They're compiling statistics on average size of genitalia.
On the post: And, Of Course, Gov't Agencies Recorded And Stored Body Scan Images
Re: Re: The government lied...
On the post: Which ISPs Hand Private Surfing Info Over To Secretive Private Group Who Monitors It For The Feds?
Re: You're new to fascism, aren't you?
On the post: RIAA Defends Lawsuit Spending... But Reminds Everyone How It Helps Screw Over Musicians
Re:
On the post: Colbert Helps Save World From Polka Pirates
Re: Re:
On the post: Colbert Helps Save World From Polka Pirates
Re:
On the post: Wikileaks Afghan War Document Leak Again Raises Questions: Treason Or Whistleblowing?
Re: That's not the question raised.
Sorry to flame you like this, but your incendiary statements are way out of line.
On the post: Paramount Sends More Bogus DMCA Takedowns On Fans Filming Transformers 3 Shoot
Re: Re: Re: Re: Who cares about the legality of the takedowns...
On the post: Study About IP On The Human Genome Shows That Patents Hindered Innovation
Re: Re: Re: Question about "social benefit"
On the post: Study About IP On The Human Genome Shows That Patents Hindered Innovation
Re: Re: Question about "social benefit"
BUT, when viewed from the company's perspective, EVERYTHING is about profit. Show why patents hurt profit and you've won the battle.
On the post: Study About IP On The Human Genome Shows That Patents Hindered Innovation
Re: Question about "social benefit"
This is a capitalist society and a company has a right to run its business to the maximum benefit of its shareholders -- in fact, that is its mandate (assuming that it's a public company).
I'm on your side, guys, I just want ammunition so we can convince these companies to stop patenting everything under the sun.
On the post: Study About IP On The Human Genome Shows That Patents Hindered Innovation
Question about "social benefit"
While I agree that increasing social benefit is of great interest to the public, it is not necessarily the mandate of a private corporation.
I'm definitely on Mike's side when it comes to freedom of information (as in, NO IP protection), but I also support a company's right to pursue profit.
In this case, I think it would be useful to explain how Celera would have been better off without patents, thus demonstrating that not only would there be a greater social benefit, but also there would be a benefit to Celera's bottom line.
On the post: Is MMS Just Like Limewire? New Lawsuit Against AT&T, Verizon, Sprint & T-Mobile Says So...
Speech is a peer to peer file sharing network.
We'd all still be trying to figure out how to make fire.
On the post: A Million Dollar Record Deal Is Probably Not What You Think It Is
Re: WOW again little mikee misleads for his benefit
On the post: Apple Deletes Thread About Consumer Reports Not Recommending An iPhone [Updated]
ok, more specifically THIS thread is active
Next >>