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minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 days agoI’m not following. Making the results public domain doesn’t prohibit private companies from manufacturing for profit.
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 days agoNo, you got it. It’s not about prohibiting profit, it’s about preventing the exclusive ability to profit. Think of generic medicines (in the US) versus brand equivalents and how vast their cost difference is.
I’m not following. Making the results public domain doesn’t prohibit private companies from manufacturing for profit.
No, you got it. It’s not about prohibiting profit, it’s about preventing the exclusive ability to profit.
Think of generic medicines (in the US) versus brand equivalents and how vast their cost difference is.