Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments - The valve typically costs about $11,000 - the volunteers made them for about $1

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[–]dcjogger 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Jesus Christ.

The response to this virus will become more deadly than the virus.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I hope the Italians get sued; resulting in a mass public uprising which backfires and dismantles the entire medical patent system.

The people need to rise up.

The Italians appear to be the only ones with the courage to threaten the system, which is why this is being centered there.

[–]FormosaOolong 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

From the linked article, "updated":

in an interview with The Verge, Romaioli denied they’d received threats. He said the company had simply refused to release design files, forcing them to reverse-engineer the valve. “I talked to an operator who told me he couldn’t give me the files, but after that we didn’t receive anything from the original company — so I can assure you we didn’t get any threat,” he said. “They said they couldn’t give us the file because it’s company property, but that’s all.” While earlier reporting said the original valve cost over $10,000, Fracassi also told Fast Company that this number was inaccurate.