Public Financing vs. Private Patent Protection
User Poll
When private universities develop some new product or method for doing things, they common file for patent protection and thereby make a lot of money. Much of their research, however, is paid for with public financing from the government. Is this an unethical situation?
Poll on whether universities and corporations should get private patent protection on things paid for with public financing:
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