Post AGqsLJWaMaB7Q71PHM by uniq@chaos.social
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 (DIR) Post #AGoGqNwWPRVV8VWoXA by uniq@chaos.social
       2022-02-24T06:03:24Z
       
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       Thing's that happen when you're dependent on #BionicImplants which are #ItellectualProperty of a company:https://spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-obsoleteIt's outrageous to deny those people their artificial eye sight, just because a company failed.An #ethical solution to this dilemma: Bionic implants should be entirely #FreeSoftware and #OpenHardware. Then victims of this company or their healthcare providers could start or hire another organization for maintaining those #implants. IP rights are broken.
       
 (DIR) Post #AGoImgKUJ45guY6GJs by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
       2022-02-24T18:42:24Z
       
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       @uniq In this case I'm not sure this is actually just an IP problem; what the regulators could do there is require 'escrow' - i.e. the companies put their IP with a lawyer who promises to make it available if the company stops supporting it; but the other problem here is the devices are complex - so even if the IP is available, someone has to manufacture the complex replacement parts for a long time.
       
 (DIR) Post #AGqrZkT4sw815FhSt6 by uniq@chaos.social
       2022-02-26T00:21:39Z
       
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       @penguin42 'escrow' sounds like an improvement I guess. My point is, that if IP rights were not broken, there would not be a need for such legal shenanigans.Hardware can be complex and cost intensive you'll get no argument from the there. However, IP rights are also a massive cost driver ...Also for bionic implants I would have assumed that maintenance is mostly software related, because hardware would have to full-fill very high reliability specifications, for avoiding health risks.
       
 (DIR) Post #AGqsLJWaMaB7Q71PHM by uniq@chaos.social
       2022-02-26T00:30:17Z
       
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       @penguin42 'escrow' sounds like an improvement I guess. My point is, that if IP rights were not broken, there would not be a need for such legal shenanigans.Hardware can be complex and cost intensive you'll get no argument from me there. However, IP rights are also a massive cost driver ...Also for bionic implants I would have assumed that maintenance is mostly software related, because hardware would have to full-fill very high reliability specifications, for avoiding health risks.
       
 (DIR) Post #AGqtBQydtrQPalzw5Q by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
       2022-02-26T00:39:39Z
       
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       @uniq I think there's mention in those articles of broken wires and physical maintenance; I was assuming once something implanted was working it wouldn't need much software fixes.  You're right that the need for escrow comes from IP; I'm just saying that's kind of fixable if the regulators insisted, but if someone dumped a set of data for someones eye on you would you be able to pick it up and start fixing it?