Seminar II Ethics of Technology and Science Seminar
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Seminar II Ethics of Technology and Science Seminar II Nov 17, 2016 Saleh Rezaeiravesh Céline Robo Frida Sjögren Kári Sveinbjörnsson Gopi Krishna Tummala
Moral problem suggested • How to distribute the patent rights between supervisor and Ph. D student in case of sudden breakthrough?
The dilemma: • You are a Ph. D-student • Did all lab work (including much of the planning)… • …and discovered something (a drug to cure cancer) that you could potentially make a lot of money from • Funding from EU • Your supervisor does not want to put your name on patent (says everything is based on his/her ideas) • Your supervisor already owns a company and might be able to put the product on the market much faster than you could What would you do?
Areas affected by the dilemma • • Own career Economy Relationship with supervisor Supervisor’s career Feelings Work culture Social responsibility What are the possibilities ? The risks ?
Discussion
What would be our choice? 1) 2) 3) 4) Discuss politely Demand your right Involve higher authority Court Or… patent it yourself!
Talk politely to supervisor • Own career: • Economy: + Stays intact - May loose claim + Might get a share - Might get nothing • Relationship with supervisor: + No change • Supervisor’s career: + Continues and blooms because of patent • Feelings: • + Happy if supervisor says yes - Feel cheated and disheartened if supervisor says no. Work culture: + Stays normal - Other supervisors, or this one, may do the same again • Social responsibility: + No risk
Demand the share aggresively • Own career: • Economy: + May flourish if “yes” - May get fired (or not recommended) + Might get a share if “yes” - No salary if fired • Relationship with supervisor: + Might respect taking a stand - Will go bad (more likely) • Supervisor’s career: + Continues and blooms because of patent • Feelings: • + Very happy if supervisor says yes - Defeated, hurt and angry if supervisor says no. Work culture: + Stays normal - Other supervisors, or this one, may do the same again • Social responsibility: + No risk
Shortcut Path- Patent It Yourself • Own career: • Economy: + No possibilities - May not get a job in the same field + you gain a lot - No risks • Relationship with supervisor: + No possibilities - Will be completely ruined • Supervisor’s career: • • + No possibilities - It continues as it was Feelings: + You may feel good or bad - Supervisor feels cheated Work culture: + Paranoid atmosphere - Ph. D students will suffer in long term • Social responsibility: + No possibilities - Slight risk
No actions (Just leave it to be…) • Own career: • Economy: + Stay normal - Nothing happen and you do not get any credits + No gain - you loose potential share • Relationship with supervisor: + Nothing happens - Might happen again • Supervisor’s career: • Feelings: • Work culture: + Super good - No risks + no possibilities - You might feel cheated/loser + no possibilities - Not a good example for the future • Social responsibility: + No possibilities - No risks
Falsify the data (to claim patent on wrong values) • Own career: • Economy: + Nothing happen in short term - Can be really bad in long term + Nothing happens - No one gain anything in log term • Relationship with supervisor: + Stay the same - Goes very bad • Supervisor’s career: • Feelings: • Work culture: + Improves - Can go very bad + Revenge ! - Worried/sleepless + Nothing happens - Paranoia • Social responsibility: + No possibilities - Huge risks !
Legal Route- Sue the Supervisor • Own career: + No possibilities • Economy: - Jeopardizing your career + You will gain if you win - You loose career and money • Relationship with supervisor: + No possibilities - Will be ruined • Supervisor’s career: • Feelings: • + Reputation may go down - Will bloom if he/she wins + No possibilities - All parties concerned will be under stress and anxiety Work culture: + Might help in developing new framework - Bad precedent and whole university reputation may go down • Social responsibility: proceedings + No possibilities - High risks as many lives may possibly be lost during legal
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