[HN Gopher] Rich countries block India, South Africa's bid to ba...
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       Rich countries block India, South Africa's bid to ban Covid vaccine
       patents
        
       Author : sbmthakur
       Score  : 42 points
       Date   : 2021-02-05 17:47 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | gtirloni wrote:
       | The sad part is that Brazil joined the US in blocking this
       | attempt.
        
       | RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote:
       | Whatever your feelings on this, I don't think India should
       | continue to be treated as a "developing" country and given
       | special considerations for IP. India is a growing economic
       | powerhouse. It is expected to reach close to $10 Trillion in GDP
       | by 2030 and projected to surpass the US in GDP by 2050.
       | 
       | It is time, instead of just claiming to be a developing country
       | and asking for concessions, it should start stepping up more and
       | contributing to the commons.
        
         | rhn_mk1 wrote:
         | That ignores two important aspects: does India's future matter
         | more than its present? and: total GDP tells much less about the
         | people than GDP per capita. India is 3-4 times the population
         | of USA.
        
         | llampx wrote:
         | What about GDP per capita?
        
         | ClumsyPilot wrote:
         | Firstly, USA is $65K per capita, India is $2,000.
         | 
         | Secondly, how does having a patent and profiting from it
         | constitute "contributing to the commons"? It's just business as
         | usual.
         | 
         | Thirdly, suppose people of India were to conduct a referendum
         | tomorrow, would they decide to have patent law on medicine at
         | all? Surery principles of democracy and national sovereignty
         | must be respected?
        
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