Re: India's IP policies and US lawmakers.

+++ Ratnendra Pandey [2013-06-30 12:54:09]:

> Cancer is never epidemic. At anytime it affects a very limited number of
> people.  A few cancer patients might be saved by these drugs. Not all
> patient will survive even with these drugs. So for the benefit of  a very
> small minority of patient who were unfortunate enough to suffer from
> cancer, we are subjecting the rest of 1.2 billion Indians to moral
> corruption and unethical environment that comes from stolen IP or living
> off someone else's hardwork or money.  So much for the self-reliant
> Indians. Is eating stolen food or treating with stolen drugs
> self-reliance?

<quote src = 
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2010/July/Pages/CompaniesRaiseIntellectualPropertyProtectionIssues.aspx >

Another major issue raised was the lack of adequate patent protection when
working with the government. Under U.S. statute (28 U.S.C. § 1498), the
government has the right to authorize any contractor to use any invention
covered by a U.S. patent. This authorization is granted to a contractor by
the government through inclusion of FAR 52.227-1 in a contract. The
subcommittee received reports of FAR 52.227-1 being included in Defense
Department contracts as standard practice, giving blanket authority for
contractors to use patents without incurring any liability for themselves.
Under U.S. Code Title 28 section 1498, the patent owner’s remedy for any
infringement has to be by action against the United States in the United
States Court of Federal Claims, not against the infringing party. This
procedure can be extremely lengthy and costly, prohibiting the ability of
small businesses to recover fair and reasonable compensation for their
property. 

</quote>

> 
> But, the damage to Indian psyche and character caused by stolen IP is far
> more than the benefit that might come from it.

Please enlighten us about the damage to USian psyche and character by the
blatant "theft" of IP by their own government. Or are they magically immune
since the US govt. can do no wrong?

Kingsly

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