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askBeehaw: should copyright even exist at all? and if it should, how long should the ideal term of copyright be? (beehaw.org)
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[–] MrDude@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm begging the holders for asthma medication to release the patent/copyright? So that I won't have to pay a fortune to breathe. Money is also tight right now so im litteraly rationing what medicine I have left.

[–] eclipse@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I don't care whose pockets it hurts, but no one should have to worry about not being able to access a life-saving medication that already exits. Sorry you have to go through this

[–] navDend0@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

this is an interesting (infuriating) one: most asthma meds ~~are~~ were generic, but were re-formulated with a different propellant that was less harmful to the atmosphere. Despite the actual medicine not changing, they got their patents renewed and the generics got taken off the market

a total failure of the system