Massachusetts Pirate News: Covid Vaccine TRIPS waiver
Channel: Massachusetts Pirate Party
Date: 2021-05-10

Malt, Steve and James talk about what's going on with the Pirate Party and give the Pirate perspective on this week's news. Topics we covered:

Covid Vaccine TRIPS waiver:
* Huge News: US Gov't Agrees To Support Intellectual Property Waiver To Help Fight COVID - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210505/14193246739/huge-news-us-govt-agrees-to-support-intellectual-property-waiver-to-help-fight-covid.shtml
* Germany rejects U.S. proposal to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines - https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/germany-opposes-us-plan-waive-patents-covid-19-vaccines-2021-05-06/
* Pirates Demand Temporary Release of Patens for Corona Vaccines - https://www.piratenpartei.de/2021/05/07/piraten-fordern-voruebergehende-freigabe-von-patenten-fuer-coronaimpfstoffe/
* MRNA vaccines and Clarke's Law - https://pluralistic.net/2021/05/05/clarkes-third-law/#indistinguishable-from-magic
* Find a Massachusetts Vaccination Site - https://vaxfinder.mass.gov/

How Berkshire Hathaway broke Nasdaq's 32-bit code with its monster share price - https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/07/bug_warren_buffett_rollover/

Big Telecom Sues New York State For Trying To Bring Cheap Broadband To Poor People - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210505/07462746734/big-telecom-sues-new-york-state-trying-to-bring-cheap-broadband-to-poor-people.shtml

Capitol riot: Prosecutors get first guilty plea 100 days after attack - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55626148

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