[Ip-health] Bill Gates:

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Michael, Jamie and all,

  In that Bill has a significant investment in drug stocks,
it is no small surprise that he takes this possition.  Frankly
given his history, this argument he suggests is at a minimum,
disengenous if not intentionally misleading.  Ergo, I take his
remarks on many things with a huge grain of salt accordingly.

  Certainly if any drug company invents any drug it should
be able to charge for them.  But if public funds are involved
in the development in those drugs invented, how much and under
what pricing circumstances becomes a matter of public interest
as well as public safty and health.

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Prof. Michael H. Davis" <michael.davis@law.csuohio.edu>
>Sent: Apr 24, 2008 12:27 PM
>To: james.love@keionline.org
>Cc: ip-health@lists.essential.org
>Subject: Re: [Ip-health] Bill Gates:  "I think if you invent drugs, you sh=
ould be able to  charge for them"
>
>What about if we ALL invent drugs as we do with all of them through funded=
 research? Do we all get our money back? Do we all share in the profits? Ga=
tes is assuming a private sector in the most heavily subsidized area of our=
 economy.
>
>
>Mickey Davis
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: James Love <james.love@keionline.org>
>Date: Thursday, Apr 24, 2008 3:01 pm
>Subject: [Ip-health] Bill Gates:  "I think if you invent drugs, you should=
 be able to  charge for them"
>To: Reply-    james.love@keionline.orgTo: ip-health <ip-health@lists.essen=
tial.org>
>
>This is from a wired story two days ago.  Jamie
>>
>>http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/04/bill-gates-what.html
>>
>>The core problem seemed to intrigue Gates, who offered it as "a
>>paradox": If a drug company ever invents a treatment for something like
>>malaria, it'd be immediately beset by calls to give the drug away. "So
>>they choose never to work in those areas," he noted sympathetically.
>>"The current incentive system isn - t doing it."
>>
>>"I think if you invent drugs, you should be able to charge for them," he
>>said, adding with a shrug: "That may seem radical."
>>
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>>When everyone thinks the same, no one thinks.  Bill Walton remix of Walte=
r Lippmann
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