Hypothetical situation: your opinion?

[AFB]

So lets say we have some scientist (lets call him Jacques). Now Jacques is working in some remote lab out in the middle of Africa. He's filthy rich, but he loves science and nature. He acciendly creates a drug while working with AIDs infected monkeys that can prevent HIV infection with near perfect success. But Jacques thinks for a moment - "I've already got enough money, wth do I want more? I'm going to go down in the history books. I won't share with none of those stinkin' bastards". Now we begin to see Jacques dark side, he is going too share the news of his success, but he refuses to share the solution thinking this will earn him more fame (ATOT attention whore in another life perhaps?).

The Question : Should Jacques be allowed to keep it to himself?



































Think for yourself

 

[dullard]

No a person doesn't have to share inventions.

But if you don't share inventions, you have no patent rights and nothing to sue for.

Thus my answers are #1 yes and #2 no.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Absolutely not. Think of all the AIDS infected monkeys that would die horribly if he keeps it to himself :brokenheart:

 

[FoBoT]

how are you going to "force" him to tell? torture?

 

[BannedTroll]

Yes.....

and it would depend on what you mean by stealing it. Does someone figure it out seperately but he was the first or do they invade his house and steal it.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: BannedTroll
Yes.....

and it would depend on what you mean by stealing it. Does someone figure it out seperately but he was the first or do they invade his house and steal it.

It would be defined as stealing any other IP

 

[n0cmonkey]

He has every right to keep it for himself. I think the person that infects him with HIV is a hero.

 

[Colt45]

he doesn't have to share it, but he doesn't have a leg to stand on when it gets stolen.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: BannedTroll
Yes.....

and it would depend on what you mean by stealing it. Does someone figure it out seperately but he was the first or do they invade his house and steal it.

It would be defined as stealing any other IP

If he doesn't patent it, there is nothing to steal.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: amdfanboy

Originally posted by: BannedTroll
Yes.....

and it would depend on what you mean by stealing it. Does someone figure it out seperately but he was the first or do they invade his house and steal it.

It would be defined as stealing any other IP

If he doesn't patent it, there is nothing to steal.

Fine then, he patents it while he's at it

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: amdfanboy
Fine then, he patents it while he's at it

But there is the problem. This is a patent:
1) You tell the world how to repeat what you did.
2) The government lets you have exclusive rights to sell your invention in exchange.
3) Profit.

See how #1 would distroy your hypothetical situation?