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Yeah, I posted that this was false on this sub on another post. They've obviously reposted it again.
Does anyone actually read the article? Legal action was not threatened. The mfg. simply declined to release the designs.
Fuck your business. I hope this issue is brought to every major media outlet( although highly improbable as most are probably in bed with toxic businesses like these)
i work in medical manufacturing. while they can make it for cheap they need significant regulatory approval to sell to medical companies and testing and screening prior to bringing to market. Yes the company suing is scummy but honestly I don't want a faulty valve that didn't go through trials or validation supporting breathing for my elderly parents
Even with RnD and associated costs to bring this to market....$11K is fucking ridiculous.
“Update, March 18th 5:30PM ET: A group of Italian volunteers distributed 3D-printed versions of a vital medical device — but it doesn’t appear that the original manufacturer threatened a legal crackdown. As we reported earlier,” - title needs updating
"A group of Italian volunteers distributed 3D-printed versions of a vital medical device — but it doesn’t appear that the original manufacturer threatened a legal crackdown. "
HE BETTER make a public statement he's not suicidal. I have a feeling that would get him before covid.
This is the kind of shit wr as a society need to stand up against when all this shit is over. The reason we are in this situation is because people put bullshit money over people.
It's false. Apparently the only interaction they had with the company was they could not release the design files so the pair had to reverse engineer it. No law suit or threats followed.
Dudes did anyone read the fucking article? It literally says the opposite of what the title says. They were not threatened...
This is where We the People need to act as their security and defense. We must unite. United we stand. We defend them, they produce the valves, doctors use the valves and It will save many peoples life’s.
hmmm, if they are suing, then the 3d printed valve is working, if it is working everyone should do it they can't sue everyone
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lives over money
Article had been updated, seems there was a misunderstanding
we have categorically not threatened to sue anyone involved.
At some point we should rise up and just start murdering the lawyers.
This is in Italy, a country with universal healthcare, and it seems they're still being ripped off, giving the the company a pass.
So many up votes, so few people who read the fucking article.
3 lines in.... Come in people!! Read before you blindly follow.
puts , ai é foda mesmo
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mas se eu fosse o governo desse pais , eu na canetada mesmo , tiraria a patente dessa empresa ai e tornaria publica , tipo oq o LULA fez com os remédios para aids.. pq porra . 11.000 (dolares eu acho) ai é sacanagem
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por isso q o anarcocapitalismo nunca funcionaria , pq nego é muito egoista
Think of it this way, a hospital could buy 10 valves or hire a physician for a year. Are these valves typically re-used? Are they going through them faster because they don't want to risk infecting other people?
What's the name of the manufacturer?
"Now, despite the country battling an unprecedented health crisis, there is potential for a legal battle with local media reporting that the manufacturers of the valves are refusing to share their blue print for further production and could potentially sue for copyright breaches."
So they may have the option to sue?
This part seems less than optimally ethical. If it's a choice between helping other hospitals to save lives and to avoid additional legal liability, this seems like a good hill to go bankrupt on.
But...if someone slipped the file to me I wouldn't publish it either. So I can't fault them for being as faulty as me.
[1] https://craphound.com/overclocked/Cory_Doctorow_-_Overclocke....
[2] E-book download: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19000
If companies who suddenly find themselves in a strategic position don't get what they need to do, then the Government needs to take control using emergency powers, and use any available production capacity in the country to ramp up production, fast.
We'll also need to do many other things. We should adopt a wartime mentality, focus on solving the problems at hand, and stop wasting time. At least in Italy they get this now.
The system itself is broken and should be abolished, as has been long and well argued.
Which company is suing over the 3D-printed valves? We need to name and shame. If we're unwilling to call out monopolists putting profits over even human life, then we, too, are complicit.
On another note, I'm of the increasingly-strong belief that patent suits should be deemed automatically dismissed if the "infringement" is a response to either an inability or unwillingness of the patent holder to actually use that patent productively (i.e. produce something using that patent). In this case, if the original manufacturer is out of stock, 3D printing replacements should be fair game. Likewise, if we don't have enough testing kits, making and distributing more should be fair game.
There is a captive market here and the seller can sell at any price they want and make any markup they want because they can. There are some very honourable people and companies who do not price gouge in the field. But it seems that these are a very small minority.
Now mind you, this kind of price gouging occurs anywhere there is a captive market. But some industries are more susceptible to it than others.
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