[109111] in Cypherpunks
Re: NGOs and the Indulgence Racket (was re: Compulsory licenses
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sunder)
Wed Mar 10 20:02:39 1999
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 19:45:22 -0500
From: Sunder <sunder@brainlink.com>
To: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
CC: Digital Bearer Settlement List <dbs@philodox.com>, dcsb@ai.mit.edu,
cypherpunks@cyberpass.net, CYBERIA-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM,
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Reply-To: Sunder <sunder@brainlink.com>
Who is John Galt? If this isn't the infamous getting paid based on your
"need" rather than your work scam, what is? The only problem is that we lack
a certain "Swiss pirate that goes around sinking ships" element. At least we
do for now. It seems our two honorary pirates are cooling their heels in the
slammer. Heh.
Robert Hettinga wrote:
>
> <This is not just a rant. It is genuine, full-bore, almost-theological
> screed. You've been warned. You know where the 'd' key is.>
>
> Sheesh...
[snip]
> Yes, it's a shame that AIDS drugs can't come out fast enough, and that the
> drug company's royalties are astonomical. But, the blame for those drugs'
> slow time to market -- *and* for exhorbinant drug research costs -- can be
> laid squarely at the feet of the US FDA, who never saw a chemical formula
> it didn't want to control.
>
> To: Multiple recipients of list INFO-POLICY-NOTES
> <info-policy-notes@essential.org>
> Subject: Compulsory licenses and access to essential medicines
> NGO-sponsored meeting in Geneva, March 26, 1999
>
> http://www.cptech.org/march99-cl/pr1.html
>
> Press Release
>
> For Additional Information, contact
>
> Nathan Ford, MSF London, at: 44.171.713.5600
> Jamie Love, CPT, Washington, DC 202.387.8030
> Bas van der Heide, HAI, Amsterdam, 31.20.683.3684
>
> Compulsory licenses and access to essential medicines
> NGO-sponsored meeting
> Geneva, 26 March 1999
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