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| Thread ID: 119299 | 2011-07-15 05:26:00 | Hang on to yer genes - someone may be after them. | tuiruru (12277) | PC World Chat |
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| 1217100 | 2011-07-15 05:26:00 | Taken out of context the following is pretty attention grabbing . If it's put back into context things become even more interesting . It probably deserves a pretty high score for the initial concept and sheer "upfrontery", but if you saw the "article" on Campbell live last night (and a few days ago,) about DB's copyrighting of the name "Radler" (a name used in a lot of countries apparently for something we'd call shandy - it's German for bicycle - because DB's got the name supermarkets can't import an sell German "radlers") it does raise a larger question (especially as the Govt's response to my out of context bit is . . . . . . . . . well -read it yourself, the link's at the end . Here you go: "The second example is the Waitangi Tribunal’s Wai 262 report, which recommends that Maori should be given ownership rights to the genetic code of indigenous flora and fauna that they have identified as ‘taonga’ or treasured species . Contrary to what might be expected, such taonga species are not rare, but varieties that are common and popular, such as Pohutukawa and Kowhai, as well as tea tree or Manuka - which is already a key ingredient in the multi-million dollar cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries . Ownership of the genetic code would mean that all commercial users of these species would need to obtain the consent of Maori – and no doubt pay a fee" . Here's where it came from ( . nzcpr . com/weekly285 . htm" target="_blank">www . nzcpr . com) . |
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| 1217101 | 2011-07-15 05:31:00 | Oh jesus man, don't be giving them ideas!!! | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 1217102 | 2011-07-15 05:49:00 | They can have the pohutukawas friggen awful trees | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1217103 | 2011-07-15 10:17:00 | Pohutukawa is good wood for rubbing strips on boats that get dragged over rocks. Not as good as slaves, but that is reserved for the other treaty partner. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
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