http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8This Essay Breaks the Law Article Tools Sponsored By By MICHAEL CRICHTON Published: March 19, 2...en-usrss@shortText.comsupport@shortText.comhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8I totally see the same thing happening in engineering too. I'm just a student at uni. and already there's the whole hype about patenting any exceptional ideas, etc etc... it gets really annoying when I have to start believing that my way of making of fork lift is so unique that I need to pay the $800 to get it patented so that others will not "steal" the idea... this world is going to the dogs...8/4/2009 2:44:59 AMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8Haha. Well pointed. Where will all this lead though? If patents continue like this, then the human race will surely perish from lack of medical care. Essentially, patenting a method of helping humans survive - resulting in (a) death(s) - is a manslaughter and therefore punishable by law! Lol.2/18/2009 1:34:10 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8That's so awesome that this article resonates on such a level that none seem to recognize that Michael "I died last year" Crichton was the author of this little gem. I'm sure he'd be grinning ear to ear over the comments here if he wasn't rotting in his grave. Cheers Mike!1/23/2009 12:55:47 AMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8me too 1/20/2009 10:03:27 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8i agree with the last guy 1/20/2009 10:03:18 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8fuck yea 1/20/2009 10:03:00 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8In response to the previous post: Why not be angry with Metabolite? I do not understand the reasoning here. Why not be angry with BOTH Metabolite and the US Patent Office? If a company is acting in other morally despicable ways (for instance, polluting the environment), should we not blame BOTH the company AND the legal system that permits the company to do what it does? In any case, this article raises some very important issues that people should know and think about. I personally find it very scary.1/12/2009 3:32:21 AMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8You've got it wrong. Don't be angry with Metabolite. If you're going to be angry, be angry with the US Patent Office who granted the patent. I have participated in writing over 30 US and international patents. First, the US patent office will grant you a patent on just about anything without doing anything but the most cursory investigation (they have patented for instance using a laser pointer to distract and exercise a cat ... I'm not lying). Patents are for the most part useless unless you're planning to sell around $30 million dollars a year in product and are prepared to spend the money required to defend your patent not only in the US but around the world (... then they are merely of "questionable" value). Better to protect your ideas through the "trade secret" route (ie. keep it to yourself as long as you can).1/8/2009 4:16:51 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8It's pretty disgusting that companies and corporations can so easily take over things that should be free and clear for all to study. This is part of the reason the US is so backwards when it comes to medicine and taking care of it's citizens.1/5/2009 1:18:08 AMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8i think i might actually write to metabolite. in anger, and explain the fact you cant patent something that needs to be used to help people.1/1/2009 9:41:25 AMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8You're right, it's not fair to copyright a law of nature: otherwise, you'd have to fine people for not acting according to the falsehood. Patenting the BOOK is allowed, but a copyright on the Human genome is rather off.1/1/2009 2:33:39 AMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8This sucks. Because i say so. 12/31/2008 10:52:05 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8Ha,ha. Love it. Great piece of writing there. I hope you got top marks for this essay.12/31/2008 4:33:25 AMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8I have a patent on wondering why people love the system. So number 4, please pay your royalty to me.12/31/2008 1:05:05 AMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8Here is a very important essay that everyone should read. It highlights some alarming developments in our society with far reaching implications. YOUR KNOWLEDGE of the dirty facts about corporations and the ways in which they control medicine is the first step in first step in fighting against these disturbing developments. If you feel like doing a good deed today, please forward a link to this page to the people in address book. - J. Conlan, M.D.12/30/2008 11:57:29 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q81 #312/30/2008 6:09:57 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8tl;dnr12/30/2008 10:36:03 AMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8making love to the system produces satisfying results, that is why12/29/2008 5:43:41 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8i agree wholeheartedly1/11/2007 1:19:20 AMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8www.shorttext.com/juwys More of the same, in a different vein. The System sucks - yeah... Unfortunately many seem to love the System. Ever wonder why?7/18/2006 1:43:52 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8Where would you like the cheque sent??3/29/2006 11:25:16 AMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8?3/23/2006 9:25:33 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8http://www.shortText.com/8r5q8?3/23/2006 9:25:28 PMhttp://www.shortText.com/8r5q8