Why shouldnt US keep property rights resulting from the research it has funded? License it to private companies for a fair fee?
Why should private enterpise end up with this IP?
Taxapyer is essentially enriching some owners of companies who in return pricr gouging the working population.
But hey some slaves got the jobs and you us getting a factory is “return” enough for you? Doesnt look like our government officials are negotiating these properly imho
First of all, they don’t, that’s how publicly funded R&D works, the IP is shared, or licensed, but the product is owned.
Have you never read about actual patent licensing for places like Stanford and MIT? How do you think those work? The professors license the patents on behalf of the schools and either get a share, or in exchange for grants.
This model works, and has worked pretty well, it’s why we rocked all research for decades.
Yeah no shit, american taxpayer is paying for a lot of base research while not getting any return for their investments beyond jobs and ability to buy products from some rent seeker.
Why shouldnt US keep property rights resulting from the research it has funded? License it to private companies for a fair fee?
Why should private enterpise end up with this IP?
Taxapyer is essentially enriching some owners of companies who in return pricr gouging the working population.
But hey some slaves got the jobs and you us getting a factory is “return” enough for you? Doesnt look like our government officials are negotiating these properly imho
First of all, they don’t, that’s how publicly funded R&D works, the IP is shared, or licensed, but the product is owned.
Have you never read about actual patent licensing for places like Stanford and MIT? How do you think those work? The professors license the patents on behalf of the schools and either get a share, or in exchange for grants.
This model works, and has worked pretty well, it’s why we rocked all research for decades.
Stanford and MIT are private institutions…
Yeah no shit, american taxpayer is paying for a lot of base research while not getting any return for their investments beyond jobs and ability to buy products from some rent seeker.
That doesnt feel very capitalist to me.