CSU Chico
2015-2016
Justin Flick
Glowing Finger 1AC
ET PHONE HOME!
Glowing Finger 1AC .....................................................................................................1
Harms/Inherency ...............................................................................................................2
Solvency ............................................................................................................................3
Biomedical Research Advantage .........................................................................................4
Andromeda Strain Advantage .............................................................................................5
Poverty Advantage .............................................................................................................6
CSU Chico
2015-2016
Justin Flick
Harms/Inherency
SETI experts predict we will soon find alien life
Tomasz Nowakowski, Founder and Editor in Chief, Astrowatch.com, July 9th
2015 [“We could find aliens any day now—SETI scientists discuss extraterrestrial life hunting”
http://phys.org/news/2015-07-aliens-day-nowseti-scientists-discuss.html] JF
The United States and Private Companies are currently searching for ET life
Kramer, 2012 [William Robert, “Bioethical considerations and property rights issues
associated with the discovery of extraterrestrial biological entities—Implications for political
policy in the context of Futures Studies,” “A dissertation submitted to the graduate division of
the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science December 2012 By William Robert Kramer,” After a full
career as a wildlife biologist and administrator working with Endangered Species Act issues, he
earned a Ph.D. in political science in 2012, uploaded to
http://www.academia.edu/3041384/Bioethical_considerations_and_property_rights_issues_ass
ociated_with_the_discovery_of_extraterrestrial_biological_entities_-_Implications_for_political_policy_in_the_context_of_futures_studies, ] JF
There is no existing legal framework for the ownership of extraterrestrial life
Kramer, 2012 [William Robert, “Bioethical considerations and property rights issues
associated with the discovery of extraterrestrial biological entities—Implications for political
policy in the context of Futures Studies,” “A dissertation submitted to the graduate division of
the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science December 2012 By William Robert Kramer,” After a full
career as a wildlife biologist and administrator working with Endangered Species Act issues, he
earned a Ph.D. in political science in 2012, uploaded to
http://www.academia.edu/3041384/Bioethical_considerations_and_property_rights_issues_ass
ociated_with_the_discovery_of_extraterrestrial_biological_entities_-_Implications_for_political_policy_in_the_context_of_futures_studies, RC]
Hence,
The United States Federal Government will prohibit patenting of
extraterrestrial biological entities and make the specimens available for public
sector research per the WIPO framework as advocated by Kramer. The
affirmative reserves the right to clarify in cross-examination.
CSU Chico
2015-2016
Justin Flick
Solvency
The WIPO framework restricts private ownership of biological entities
Kramer, 2012 [William Robert, “Bioethical considerations and property rights issues
associated with the discovery of extraterrestrial biological entities—Implications for political
policy in the context of Futures Studies,” “A dissertation submitted to the graduate division of
the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science December 2012 By William Robert Kramer,” After a full
career as a wildlife biologist and administrator working with Endangered Species Act issues, he
earned a Ph.D. in political science in 2012, uploaded to
http://www.academia.edu/3041384/Bioethical_considerations_and_property_rights_issues_ass
ociated_with_the_discovery_of_extraterrestrial_biological_entities_-_Implications_for_political_policy_in_the_context_of_futures_studies, RC]
Now is the time to resolve extraterrestrial IP, too late once discovered
Kramer, 2015 [William R., “Chapter 37: Outer Space, Alien Life and Intellectual Property
Protocols: An Opportunity to Rethink Life Patents,” The SAGE Handbook of Intellectual Property,
SAGE Publications Ltd., http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473910027,
http://www.academia.edu/7984661/Outer_Space_Alien_Life_and_Intellectual_Property_Protoc
ols_An_Opportunity_to_Rethink_Life_Patent, RC]
CSU Chico
2015-2016
Justin Flick
Biomedical Research Advantage
Private ownership of ET life would hurt research and concentrate the benefits
to a select few
Kramer, 2012 [William Robert, “Bioethical considerations and property rights issues
associated with the discovery of extraterrestrial biological entities—Implications for political
policy in the context of Futures Studies,” “A dissertation submitted to the graduate division of
the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science December 2012 By William Robert Kramer,” After a full
career as a wildlife biologist and administrator working with Endangered Species Act issues, he
earned a Ph.D. in political science in 2012, uploaded to
http://www.academia.edu/3041384/Bioethical_considerations_and_property_rights_issues_ass
ociated_with_the_discovery_of_extraterrestrial_biological_entities_-_Implications_for_political_policy_in_the_context_of_futures_studies, RC]
Public research and development is critical in effective biomedics and for the
efficiency of private research
Sampat, 2011 [Bhaven N., “APPENDIX DTHE IMPACT OF PUBLICLY FUNDED BIOMEDICAL AND
HEALTH RESEARCH: A REVIEW,” Measuring the Impacts of Federal Investments in Research: A
Workshop Summary, National Academies (US) Committee on Measuring Economic and Other
Returns on Federal Research Investments, Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US),
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK83123/, RC]
Biomedical research saves the lives of millions upcoming cancer patients.
Hugin, 2014 [Robert J., ("Bob") is the CEO of Celgene Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company
with operations in more than 50 countries, “An ecosystem of biomedical innovation”, The Hill,
Congress Blog, Healthcare, April 08, http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/202728an-ecosystem-of-biomedical-innovation, RC]
CSU Chico
2015-2016
Justin Flick
Andromeda Strain Advantage
Mishandling ET life transmits disease
Seth Bauma Et. Al. Department of Geography , Penn State Acta Astronautica Volume 68,
Issues 11-12, June-July 2011 [Jacob D. Haqq-Misrab, and Shawn D. Domagal-Goldmanc,
Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Meteorology,
Pennsylvania State University, NASA Planetary Science Division, Acta Astronautica Volume 68,
Issues 11-12, June-July 2011, Pages 2114-2129, Would contact with extraterrestrials benefit or
harm humanity? A scenario analysis
The U.S. government is effective at containing disease- CDC proves
Center for Disease Control and Protection, leading national public health
institute of the United States, CDC.Gov, March 19 2014 [“About the CDC”
http://www.cdc.gov/about/24-7/savinglives/index.html] JF
ET disease wipes out life on earth.
Seth Bauma Et. Al. as previously cited [Jacob D. Haqq-Misrab, and Shawn D. DomagalGoldmanc, Department of Geography, Pennsylvania State University, Department of
Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, NASA Planetary Science Division, Acta Astronautica
Volume 68, Issues 11-12, June-July 2011, Pages 2114-2129, Would contact with extraterrestrials
benefit or harm humanity? A scenario analysis
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00945765/68] JF
CSU Chico
2015-2016
Justin Flick
Poverty Advantage
Biomedical patents oppose the health needs for developing countries
Gold, 2010 [E. Richard, Kaplan W, Orbinski J, Harland-Logan S, N-Marandi S, “Are Patents
Impeding Medical Care and Innovation?”, PLoS Med 7(1): e1000208.
doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000208,
http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000208, RC]
Poor health causes poverty
Health Poverty Action [“Key Facts: Poverty and Poor Health,” no date, retrieved 9/8/2015,
http://www.healthpovertyaction.org/info-and-resources/the-cycle-of-poverty-and-poorhealth/key-facts/, RC]
Poverty empirically is the root cause of war.
Raymond Fisman and Edward Migue, Research Director of the Social Enterprise
Program, Columbia Business School and Director of the Center of Evaluations
for Global Action at the University of California, Berkeley, Voxeu.org, November
29 2008 [Do conflicts cause poverty, or vice-versa?, http://www.voxeu.org/article/conflictscause-poverty-or-it-vice-versa] JF