Hey CD ... the more I think about the whole scenario, the more convinced that it can certainly inure to all our benefit. It is just like having two basketball teams square off ... it depends on the players.
The license granted to Waldroff had no termination provisions and no time limits, but it was entered into apparently with the notion of renegotiating it later. All parties agreed on that, I believe. It was not a requirement, but that seemed to be the intent of all parties.
I can see the possibility of renotiating without any further compensation ... especially when renegotiating did not seem to be a hard and fast provision. A successful renegotiation will require that all parties come into the negotiations determined to find a fair and equitable arrangement and not come into them with the goal of defeating the other parties. If they do that, they will simply fail. It will no doubt be difficult for them to sit down and work together for the collective good and to forget ther attitudes that led to this fiasco in the first place. Threats and hostility will doom any possibility of advancement of the science. So will indifference and lack of sincerity.
All of the parties will no doubt need all of our supports and encouragement. There is not a dummy in the group, so let's hope that none of them decide to play that role.
AI
