02-05-2016, 03:07 PM
(02-05-2016, 02:45 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: Patents in the pharmaceutical industry are akin to state bills outlawing municipal broadband in the telecommunications industry. We need consumer protections there as well.
One saves lives and one let's people play candy crush easier (over simplification I know). One is a monopoly that promotes financial gain through innovation and should be allowed with oversight for price gouging. One is a monopoly for the sake of a monopoly and should be done away with compleltey.
