Message-ID: <m11wZkz-00042GC@fwd06.btx.dtag.de> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 00:46:53 +0100 From: Christian Labadie <mailto:CLabadie@T-ONLINE.DE> Subject: Re: What is property? To: mailto:DEVEL-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Hello,John will send a reply soon to my most on property with a well structured presentation of how patents can benefit to patients (the message came to me but should appear to DEVEL-L shortly).
I thought I should mention that this list is apparently not moderated and that we define toguether its scope.
As a chemist, I am a strong supporter of state funded research and I believe that a part of Western research grants should be attributed to developing countries in order to avoid a disbalance of resources.
After all, developing countries also have talented scientists. I mentioned earlier Luruma Zirimwa Bagabo, an AIDS-specialist of Kinshasa and who collaborated with Dr. Zagury in 1986 for the test on the AIDS-vaccine (he also tried to develop a retro-virus substance); or Dr. Suman Shai in India who works on biodiversity, see the review of Carine PIONETTI "semences et savoirs en Inde" ISBN 2-913059-01-5, Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer (1999). I am just mentioning two names from memory to examplify. We need to co-operate with developing countries, not just look at them as merely consumers of Western knowledge.
I received two messages of support for which I'd like to express my gratitute.
> Beautifully put Christian. This one is a keeper.
> Thanks very much.
> ...the following is kind'a interesting -- a bit heavy on the rhetoric,
> but still...
> hugs from <...>
Thanks to John for his reply as well:-)
With concerns, Christian