Sip Posted October 29, 2002 Report Share Posted October 29, 2002 This is the abstract of a seminar that is going to take place at UCLA computer science sometime this week ... we have a prof named Michael Krieger who is actually a lawyer and holds these types of seminars on law, intellectual property, copyrights, etc ... stuff that could be interesting to the high-tech crowd. I thought the following is completely fascinating !!!! quote:ABSTRACT:Beyond national politicisation, genetic research portends increasing personal and business repercussions. Today's introductory video sets the stage, dramatically presenting the facts and interviewing the people of "Nugenera, Inc. v. Salvador Dolly" a case heard in 2001 at Caltech. Specifically, "quick, patent your genome" is the message California defendant Dolly is spreading to everyone who will listen. He should know: unbeknownst to him, a biotech company got a tissue sample and sequenced his DNA. After discovering Dolly's rare but natural genetic resistance to the HIV virus, the company patented his genome, and sued for infringement when he sold blood samples to other researchers. The appeal will be heard on Nov. 1 at Loyola Law School (see schedule and invitation below). Today's seminar is an open discussion of issues raised and skillfully woven into this hypothetical case which, like the existing Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), highlights the tensions between research advances, business needs, personal rights and public policy.I think I'll go and file a patent application on myslef early tomorrow morning [ October 29, 2002, 12:21 AM: Message edited by: Sip ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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