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Comment Re:needs to be patent free and sold at cost (US on (Score 1) 100

You left part of it out

"Who owns this patent?", Salk replied, "Well, the people I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?" The vaccine is calculated to be worth $7 billion had it been patented. However, lawyers from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis did look into the possibility of a patent, but ultimately determined that the vaccine was not a patentable invention because of prior art.

Comment Re:"Spy"? "Abuse"? (Score 1) 24

Remember when body cameras were going to be the answer to police accountability and finally show once and for all how unjustified most police violence is? Well when that *didn't* happen and instead proved the opposite true body cameras became just another tool in the systems of oppression because it only shows the point of view of the police officer!

Comment Re:Now can we audit the states use of the database (Score 0) 193

Yes, I'm referring to gun dealers who go to shows and claim to be "private sellers".

If you've ever been to a gun show, you've seen them

So have I. Same guy with his table of Mauser K98s for the past decade. He probably has a C&R, I do too. Point is activities like you describe are already illegal, but the BATFE dosen't seem to care about them

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