[ SHOWGSD-L ] NAIS Part three
- From: Stormy435@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:49:15 EDT
WHAT IS THE COALITION PROBLEM?
>
> Why doesn't Banfield just sell the 125 kHz U.S chips made by AVID and
> others? Well, U.S. chips use patented techology. That makes them
> more costly -- if some other company is going to make a compatible
> chip, they must pay to license patent rights. A chip NOT based on
> patented technology is cheaper and so it's more profitable for the
> maker and Banfield.
>
> (The patent system -- under which if you invent something and patent
> it, you OWN the idea for a specified number of years -- is a key
> reason for people to work hard to invent, thus a key reason we have
> computers, ball point pens, and salad shooters. The way people beat
> patents is to invent and patent a BETTER way -- or they can pay to
> license an existing patent and make the product without the time and
> expense of inventing anything.)
>
> Enter the European chips. The (European) International Standards
> Organization has certified a chip design which is totally public
> domain, meaning anyone can build a chip that works according to their
> rules and after a certification process, sell it as the equal of any
> other chip meeting that standard. Whether that design is as good as
> the U.S. chip systems is another matter ... we'll get into that
> later.
>
> But the U.S. chip marketplace (that's US, folks) had the chance to
> buy the ISO chip and because we want the chip in our dog (or cat, or
> macaw, or ...) to be readable by the scanner at our local shelter, we
> said "NO."
>
> What do you do when you see a big market that doesn't want your new
> product? Obviously you reach into your wallet and set about getting
> the government to pass a law saying "Sorry everybody, you have to buy
> the new product."
>
> The Coalition (and Banfield) lobbyists went to work and in
> Agriculture Committee report 109-255 accompanying the 2006
> Agriculture Appropriations bill the Animal and Plant Health
> Inspection Service (APHIS, part of USDA) was directed to come up with
> a plan to standardize the U.S. pet microchip system. Here's the
> wording:
>
> "The conferees support the microchipping of Pets for identification
> under a system of open microchip technology in which all scanners can
> read all chips. The conferees direct APHIS to develop the appropriate
> regulations that allow for universal reading ability and best serve
> the interests of Pet owners. The conferees also direct APHIS to take
> into consideration the effect such regulation may have on the current
> practice of microchipping Pets in this country, and to report to the
> Committees on Appropriations within 90 days of the date of enactment
> of this Act on progress toward that end."
>
> The Coalition's viewpoint is presented on these web pages:
>
> http://www.banfield.net/about/article.asp?id=21
>
> and
>
> http://www.banfield.net/about/article.asp?id=36
>
> APHIS subsequently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking with a
> public comment period that ends on September 6th. They held a series
> of meetings across the country to solicit inputs from affected
> parties; those meetings have now concluded.
"You may never know what results come from your action.
But if you do nothing, there will be no result."
Mahatma Gandhi
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