On 07/01/2010 08:40 AM, fons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 03:30:49PM -0700, Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
But, the notion that discovering a gene (sequence) in an organism
could be patented is about as insane to me as to say that Columbus
should own the new world because he discovered it, even though some
would dispute that as well.
Not Columbus of course, but his employer...
Which is more or less what happened.
Actually more or less what happened is that a group of people who saw
something they wanted took it and didn't pay anything for that right to
the people who claimed ownership of what was taken.
This systemic theft has been applied everywhere in the world so why
should it be held back by a small group of Musicians wantign to protect
their annual earnings? In fact to think that they can adjust this is
pretty much the typical Muso dream of trying to change the world. Dreams
of Musos are usually lofty goals but generally completely outside of reason.
Like healing the sick with their song or teaching the world how to be
peaceful through beautiful music. A misplaced faith in the societal myth
that is being constantly pushed in our faces about the world we live in
and our ability to affect change for the better by working with the
system not against it.
--
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd
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