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Donna Edwards: Why is that in taxpayers' interest not to receive at least some portion of the long-term profitability of intellectual…

On the recordOctober 25, 2011
Why is that in taxpayers' interest not to receive at least some portion of the long-term profitability of intellectual property rights?
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Donna Edwards
Democratic · Maryland

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Edwards questions the lack of taxpayer benefits from intellectual property rights developed with their funding.

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