tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001813637971400489.post7697787019960799943..comments2024-02-27T11:10:41.924+01:00Comments on Who Owns You?: Science and the First AmendmentDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05018243335902307150noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001813637971400489.post-71171686299593562742009-05-28T14:26:24.210+02:002009-05-28T14:26:24.210+02:00Robert:
It's a stretch, as a said, but one that i...Robert:<br /><br />It's a stretch, as a said, but one that is legally colorable. Remember that the SCOTUS has already held that political donations are a speech right, thus campaign finance reforms have failed for trying to limit free speech. So why is a patent on a basic scientific concept not also a limit on a speech right: the right to pursue basic knowledge about the universe? This is precisely how Myriad's patents were used, to stifle scientific inquiry by scientists, the one at Yale mentioned in this blog and in the lawsuit. So which do you think is a better and more important speech right, the one to give money to a candidate, or the one to pursue scientific truths? <br /><br />Perhaps you feel that neither is a speech right, but you cannot pick and choose.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05018243335902307150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001813637971400489.post-81256364781881294002009-05-27T23:33:42.415+02:002009-05-27T23:33:42.415+02:00Prima facie absurd. Patented claims never limit f...Prima facie absurd. Patented claims never limit free speech. To infringe a patent claim, one must make, use, sell, or import. None of these can be called "speech" or "ideas".Robert K Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13320641533825974319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001813637971400489.post-74172999055412735492009-05-23T21:31:54.760+02:002009-05-23T21:31:54.760+02:00Thanks for the vote of approval! Always good to s...Thanks for the vote of approval! Always good to see it's not all falling on deaf ears!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05018243335902307150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001813637971400489.post-34345338672257162242009-05-23T16:15:09.517+02:002009-05-23T16:15:09.517+02:00On behalf of every living human, thanks for not on...On behalf of every living human, thanks for not only being aware of this issue, but also researching and writing about it. <br /><br />Maybe I suffer an optimism condition, but I have "faith" good will prevail and once the rainbows and unicorns settle down, human health and well-being will be, at least, equally important as turning a profit.astinnett12https://www.blogger.com/profile/17711737488765976374noreply@blogger.com