Comment on Iron
Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoNo, that is not what I am hearing, I am hearing “we should change IP law, but not if it interrupts development/production of medical tech”
Comment on Iron
Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoNo, that is not what I am hearing, I am hearing “we should change IP law, but not if it interrupts development/production of medical tech”
jsomae@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I didn’t say that at all. I never said those were mutually exclusive. You are the one who came along and asserted that medical advancements could only be made under current IP law.
Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
That is also not what I said. Like, it is almost the opposite of my argument.
jsomae@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Okay, well, to be clear, my position is: let’s do medical advancement and let’s replace current IP law. Whether or not billionaires get a profit doesn’t enter my calculus. I care only about improving the life of the lower class; redistributing the wealth of billionaires would definitely be good for that goal, but if there is something that benefits both the lower class and billionaires I will not reject it on the principle of not helping billionaires.
Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I do not believe that stripping them of IP rights can go off without disrupting the system in place. I am not saying we should never do anything again. I am saying we are going to have to shift ownership from the private entity, to the public. This will cause a lot of corporations to shut down, leave industries, etc. They will also use their ability to manipulate vital technologies, like drugs, and dialysis, etc., to cause pain in order to scare people into compliance with them. The longer we wait to stop them from owning everything, the more catastrophic this change could be.