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Musing on IPR and DRM

September 23rd, 2006 · 3 Comments · Four pillars

Imagine there was a significant risk of a life-threatenic epidemic of some medical condition or the other. Imagine there was a vaccine or perhaps an antidote for this condition. Imagine there was only one patent-holder. Imagine that the short-term demand for the medicines far exceeded the supply capacity of the patent holder.
Thankfully people far more [...]

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