They should all just do their work out of thoe goodness of their heart? And others should be able to freely exploit their work, steal their ideas and run with them for the "betterment of mankind"?
Should there be no Patents on new drugs or treatment technologies?
Many scientists working at public universities get rich by deleloping and then patenting a treatment process. So in somel sense, they own another doctor's hands when he is performing their patented proceedure or protocall. Do you think that is wrong?
Now of course the doctor doing the proceedure would argue that he owns it...And of course he is the one taking the risk (along with the patient) should the proceedure go wrong... But he often must pay license fees or Royalty payments to a Doctor or Private company to be called a "certified practicioner" of a given proceedure.
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So there should be no patents given to scientists?
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