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Ethical Dillemas.

You found the cure of cancer. If you release it now, you'd giving back humanity millions of LifeYears, but if you release it in a few years, Larry Elison won't be able to take advantage of it.

How do you proceed?



Release the patent and specify a very strict "free usage for anyone not named Larry Ellison, and violators will be punished to the fullest extent of the law" clause.

You'd probably get a few innocent people aren't the Larry Ellison from Oracle, but it's a start.




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