Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Okay, I'll bite
Changes!
But John Simpson, consumer advocate for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said he is concerned the final contractual terms could let corporate interests taint UC Berkeley research.
"We feel it was done with too much behind closed doors, when you have something like this which has the potential of completely altering the face of public education," Simpson said. "There's the notion that 50 BP scientists are going to be able to come onto campus and public facilities and do secret propriety research that they won't share with anybody." Is that really going to change the face of public education? How different is education if there are some folks in a corner of campus doing unshared work, compared to if they weren't there?
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