Vaughn Treude wrote:
> On Friday 29 October 2004 12:03, you wrote:
>
>>Okay I hate bring politics into our discussion but I'm interested in
>>what others are thinking about 102. On the one hand it will generate
>>more money for the state (something that is *very* needed) on the other
>>hand it gives the state a reason to support technical Intellectual
>>Property, something that I don't really want to see happen. If the state
>>is suddenly allowed to make money off of the Intellectual Property of
>>colleges (why don't the students get this?). They will be *much* less
>>inclined to listen to why software patiens should be done away with. I'm
>>interested in what others are thinking because I'm of two minds here,
>>short term vs. long term.
>
>
> I was tempted to support this measure. On the surface it sounds reasonable.
> Radio talk show guy Charles Goyette (1100 KFNX) had some good comments in the
> negative side (www.charlesgoyette.com):
>
> "Look, under current law the results of taxpayer-driven research at our
> universities can be sold or licensed to private businesses. Would it instead
> have been wiser to have traded rights to state sponsored research to dot com
> companies for their now worthless shares? This measure would allow the
> schools to be equity holders – owners– of businesses. One critic reasonably
> suggests it wouldn’t be long before questions of profiteering, cronyism, and
> conflict of interest arise."
>
> He has a point. I've decided to vote no.
Ditto.
I don't see this affecting IP one way or another.
Possibly a good thing for private schools (I imagine that some do this
already), but not publicly funded ones.
The Publicity Pamphlet says that "Legislation passed with Prop 102 (not
shown on ballot) ordered the books SEALED on these new \"tech
companies.\" Financial, technical and other information normally
available are CLOSED." (emphasis original)
That was enough to get my no vote.
--
-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
it is a collectivist myth.
There are only individual citizens
with individual wills
and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
"A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237
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