A norwegian startup focusing on helping people out of debt has hidden 1,078,218NOK in the Norwegian forrest. 1,078,218 represents each norwegian citizen with some form of consumer debt, and thus a marketing means of getting someone out of debt, while creating a marketing stunt.The money is chained and locked while a live video feedback shows the money container. https://horde.no/jakten/I...
fax is still used at all medical centres, pharmacies, hospitals, etc. would this influence those businesses?
Speaking from a health tech product manager perspective, then it has been interesting to see how must patient data was stored on local servers that the doctor purchased, and had stored at their clinic.
One could argue, that since the doctor owns the server, wrote the data, then the doctor might also be the “owner” of the data.
That does not mean the patients shouldnt have _access_ to the data, but traditionally then it was much harder, to get access to that data.
With more services going online, the data is no longer stored on servers the doctor purchased, and even though the doctors (or the clinic) created the data, ownership might not be as easy to pin point.
If journal notes (aka patient data) is copyrighted by the clinic, then the patient has no “right” to create copies of their medical data, nor do they have any right to share their medical data with others.
In part, i agree with you that “access” is a important consideration, but it is ideally important for patients to understand if their medical data is copyright protected, as that limits the patients ability to legally share information about their medical history.
EU laws says that copyright owner has the sole right to “(re)produce” and make available to the public. (Paraphrasing).
Considering that the image is medical, then there are in part, a lot of other laws that restrict any potential copyright owner (eg: the dentist) from making the image available to the public, due to the sensitivity.
Which might mean the copyright owner might only have the “right” to create more copies, which one might ask what purpose it would have to create more copies of a piece of work that can’t be viewed by anyone else than the patient, and other medical staff connected to the patient.
First, one has to understand what are required in order to get copyright.
Secondly, one would have to decide if patient data is somehow excluded from the traditional copyright rules.
I found some of my old notes from law classes at uni. This is part of the EU Copyright Directive (copied in 2012, but the main motives remain the same) says:
“ If authors or performers are to continue their creative and artistic work, they have to receive an appropriate reward for the use of their work, as must producers in order to be able to finance this work. The investment required to produce products such as phonograms, films or multimedia products, and services such as ‘on- demand’ services, is considerable. Adequate legal protec- tion of intellectual property rights is necessary in order to guarantee the availability of such a reward and provide the opportunity for satisfactory returns on this investment”.
I could probably copy the entire document here, but as i remember, and as others have pointed out, European law is focused on providing “protection” to those who put in an “effort” in creating something that can be considered “creative” or “artistic”.
This is interesting, because that essentially means that data can be created without being protected by law. I remember hearing examples of cases where photos weren’t protected simply because the photographer didnt “put a effort” into taking the picture (read: anyone with a smartphone is essentially a photographer).
My take on the original question about the medical images, is that the image itself, it not protected by copyright (but i am not a lawyer). I would pose that there isnt any creative or artistic process surrounding taking the picture.
The second part I wonder about is, who “owns” patient data. Living in norway, I havent been able to find any legal documentation stating who owns patient data (journal notes, medical pictures, etc). There are lots of privacy laws protecting the data, and there are laws defining who has the right to access the data. But nothing really states anything about owning the data.
I would argue that the doctor does not know the data he/she enters in a journal, since they are “only” writing down what the patient is saying, and documenting what treatment the doctor has given the patient. Measurement data, lab data etc, are all automatically created, and are tied to the patient, so i wonder if the patient “own” the data.
Having worked in health tech a while, Ive never found any legal that clearly states ownership.
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The cool thing is that they will compare clouds coverage with chance Of Northern Lights in the city that you’re in.
First off, HN provides me with loads of inspiration and new knowledge. I often feel that being a part of HN helps me stay connected with the newest form of knowledge. Something that i previously got from the university community.Anyhow,I need help rediscovering an article that was on the top 30 list within the past 6 months.I cant remember what the article was called, but the message stood out...
Im also leaning towards the suggestions of "I understand" etc. I think the border between confirmatory and agreement is super thin and somewhat dangerous since you do not have to agree with someone/something just because you understand what they are saying.
So, as they make their point through a sentence, I nod/concur with the statement they made to show I understand and do not have a question regarding the statement (sometimes I would need clarification to fully grasp their point). After they are done I respond with either counter-argument or continue the conversation.
I often find that I nod approvingly when people present their point of view. I notice I do this as a sign that I understand what they are communicating, but I often find that I do not agree with their points.So, how do you signify/communicate that you understand what people say, without showing that you agree with them?