RE: A Question of Ethics

[KMcLauchlan -at- chrysalis-its -dot- com]

This thread is being beaten to death. 
I'll reply off-list and anybody who 
wishes can follow.

/kevin
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew Plato [mailto:intrepid_es -at- yahoo -dot- com]
>> People have protected "trade secrets" for centuries, 
>> by the simple expedient of keeping their secrets 
>> unobserved and close to home.  An artisan produces 
>> wonderful work, that others just can't manage to 
>> duplicate.  His stuff is valued over the work of 
>> others because of it's unique beauty or utility. 
>> He can preserve that advantage only as long as he 
>> doesn't reveal how he does it. 

>So the only way for a pharmaceutical company to protect its new cancer
>drug is to never give it to anybody.

>Yeah, that's practical. 

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