From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,52a0bacbcdd2da17 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-08-19 13:48:16 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!proxad.net!usenet-fr.net!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Robert C. Leif" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: RE: Software Patent Concerns => New Black Markets? Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:47:30 -0700 Organization: ENST, France Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1061326095 44004 137.194.161.2 (19 Aug 2003 20:48:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:48:15 +0000 (UTC) To: "'Wojtek Narczynski'" , Return-Path: X-Envelope-From: rleif@rleif.com X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5329 In-Reply-To: <5ad0dd8a.0308190545.618fa858@posting.google.com> Thread-Index: AcNmhalW6sgQznG2RwyHrbV1vbnFzAAAoPgQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail to news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:41731 Date: 2003-08-19T13:47:30-07:00 I did not write anything about the drug business. However in the US, it is really a software problem. Because of the complete lack of medical record standards, FDA has a very hard time discovering problems with a marketed drug. Therefore, FDA requires very expensive, comprehensive upfront testing, which serves as a very effective barrier to competition. Bob Leif Robert C. Leif, Ph.D. Email rleif@rleif.com -----Original Message----- From: Wojtek Narczynski [mailto:wojtek@power.com.pl] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 6:45 AM To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Subject: Re: Software Patent Concerns => New Black Markets? Hyman Rosen wrote in message news:<1061235392.884013@master.nyc.kbcfp.com>... > Robert C. Leif wrote: > It makes sense for some cases where the costs of invention are high, > the reproducilibilty is cheap, and the invention is useless unless > marketed. Developing new drugs is such a thing - a drug company has > no use for drugs except to sell them; it itself isn't sick. Sounds like you actually believed in the drug industry spin. Maybe you would wish to give it a second thought by asking yourself questions like: * What is necessary for the drug business to roll on? * Why is the drug industry the most profitable in the world? * What would happen to me if I ate all the drugs that are advertised on TV as "must eat to be healthy". Or more advanced: * Are there any placebo studies in surgery? * In which year will Americans spend a trillon dollars on drugs? (Sorry for a totally offtopic post. I think I have reached my yearly limit today so I will just shut up...) Regards, Wojtek