IP: Re: Canada Overrides Patent for Cipro to Treat Anthrax -- 2 items worth reading

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 14:23:50 -0700
> From: Peter Harkins <ph () malaprop org>
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
>
>         They make onto the Pharmeceutical Top Contributors list:
> http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.asp?Ind=H4300
>         And guss who they're contributing to? Hit
> http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/index.asp and enter 'Bayer' in the first
> field and choose Connecticut for state. I'd link right to the results, but
> it uses POST rather than GET.
>         I'm sure you'll be rather unsurprised.


and to show I do send out all sides

From: "John Fulton" <jfulton () westcapital com>
To: <farber () cis upenn edu>


Canada's action is the equivalent of a socialist country "nationalizing"
privately owned industry. This can always be done in the name of the
"common good." In America, we respect property rights and I believe that
the laws governing ownership of property fall under that precious list of
freedoms that you so often cite when quoting Ben Franklin, unless in this
case you'd prefer a bit of temporary security.




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