I bet...
That none of the commenters have even read this paper.
The entire tech industry was created and is still fueled by patent free, open standards. This field is the most innovative and explosive area of the last 40 years. History supports this argument.
If monetary profit is the drug companies raison d'etre then we should take money out of the medical field. Doctors and scientists are still paid very well in public systems and still do the work. Refusing medical treatment to a human in need because you won't profit by helping is unethical any way you look at it.
