Here's one ymenard should like if he's reading this still :)
"If money's all you care about then that's what you'll get"
FWIW none of the good stuff got invented for profit, they were stumbled upon
accidentally. And who says all these important inventions are more important
than people living happy lives?
So what if the internet never gets invented, who gives a damn, if we never
knew we were missing it, if that ,meant everyone was being taken care of.
What company do you work for btw.?
and what have I done for Africa lately? Well since I don't own a corporation
I can't do that much economically, but I have voted for people who won't
overtly***them over as much as the other guy, and I'm not withholding
anything that could help them.
> What incentive would anyone have to invent something if they couldn't make
> money from it? Why shouldn't the guy that put all the time into the
> patented item get paid for it? Why shouldn't a company that allowed
> somebody the resources that get put into a patented item expect to make
lots
> of money from it? People don't invent things for the good of man despite
> what you'd like to think... If you take all incentive away, you'll see
the
> money put into research going elsewhere.
> You still haven't stated how much of your wealth you give to Africa.
> Thanks.
> > You're not letting them die, your killing them yourself. that are dieing
> on
> > the act of others... and if they try to do anything about it, that's bad
> > because they're going to hurt someone's intellectual property rights.
> > As for the guy who sold the rights, my point is why does a company
deserve
> > the rights just because they can afford them?
> > > > Intelectual property, shouldn't that belong to the guy with the
actual
> > > > intelect... No it's just a patent on an idea they basically baught
> from
> > > > someone else.
> > > Well, if the person that thought of the patented item sold their
rights
> to
> > > it... I don't get your point. What does it matter how the rights
were
> > > acquired?
> > > > Lets let all those people in Africa die.... Did you know eddie, that
> > > people
> > > > are actually dieing? Have you really considered the people that are
> > > actually
> > > > really dieing? Would you feel the same if it were happening to all
> your
> > > > friends in america? How much would patents matter to you if your
best
> > > freind
> > > > were about to die?
> > > I'm a cruel man. I'm sorry, I just know that some people are destined
> to
> > > die, you can't save everyone. If someone really wanted to help those
> > > people, they would just steal the patent, they do it all the time for
> > movies
> > > and what not in China, but you see, there's no money in it. You are
> > welcome
> > > to take all your money and send it to those people in Africa. How
much
> > have
> > > you sent to this point? None? 5%?
> > > > Sure the current reality is that more or les money talks in America,
> but
> > > to
> > > > say that this is just awesome, and kicks as it indeed the
> dreamworld...
> > > > as for Russia, yeah Capitalism is really kicking ass there...
> > > Capitalism kicked Socialisms ass. If Russia persists they'll get it
> > > working.
> > > Thanks.
