1. Pros & Cons of Corporate Personhood for Transbemans
Martine Rothblatt

2. Transbemans Self-Identify As Bio-Electronic Humans in Transition
Biological Life = Organization
Specified by Chemical Codes, Such as DNA/RNA
Electronic Life =
Organization
Specified by
Numeric Codes, Such As Binary

3. Life is Organized, Exchanges Matter/Energy, Responds to Stimuli, Reproduces, Develops & Adapts
Biology = Implemented Via
A Program Transferred
With Molecules (e.g. DNA)
Any
Ethical
Difference?
Vitology = Implemented Via
Program Transferred With
Electronics (e.g. Binary Code)
(Thank you Lady Ada)

4. Transition Continuum From Fleshware to Software+ -
Dependent
On Biology - +
Dependent
On IT/Electronics

5. Transbemans Believe Substrate Per Se Irrelevant to Humanness
Virtuals
Ectogens
Nano-Bios

6. In Other Words, Transbemans Want, But Might Not Be Entitled, To Human Rights

7. Corporate Personhood Spans A Range of Concepts
Corporations have some constitutional and human rights
Corporations have commercial and criminal legal personalities

8. Separation of Creators from Corporation is Hallmark of Corporate Personhood

9. Corporate Personhood for Non-Human Transbemans Limits Creator’s Liability

10. Is Victor Frankenstein Responsible for His Monster?
Generally NO if Monster has corporate personhood
Generally YES, if Monster lacks corporate personhood

11. Should Lt. Cdr. Data Be Allowed to Vote?
Not if he has corporate personhood
Yes, if he both lacks corporate personhood but has natural or other juridical personhood

12. Pros & Cons of Typical Corporate Personhood
Critical Factor
Advantages
Disadvantages
Secure Society
Single Point of Accountability
Humans Reckless in Groupings
Happy Society
Grouped Humans Contribute to Welfare
Humans Can Fill Trounced by Heartless Corps
Evolving Society
Liability Protection Encourages Risk-Taking
Interests of Corps Not Same as the Species

13. Pros & Cons Applied to a Transbeman (Society View)
Advantages
Disadvantages
Secure Society
More Focused Legal Controls on Transbemans
Creators Can Escape Liability
Happy Society
Less Likelihood of Transbeman Agitation
Might Help Unhumans Get Dominant
Evolving Society
Encourages Consciousness Extensions
Undermines Tried & True DNA-Based Life

14. Pros & Cons From Transbemans View
2nd Class Citizenship
Means Not Safe & Less Happy

15. The Ethical Conundrum
2. Transbemans That Think Like Us Will Not Want 2nd Class Corporate Personhood
1. We Award Rights to Those Who Value Them
3. Ergo, Those Who Value Rights As Humans Do, Ethically Deserve the Same Constitutional Personhood That Humans Have

16. A New Type of Personhood: Turing Meets Freud Meets Christine

17. Let Shrinks Decide if a Transbeman Lacking Personhood Is Human Psyche Equivalent
One Year “Real
Life Test”:
Weekly Sessions;
Two Certified Psychologists In Agreement
Letter to Authorities
Judge Orders Birth Certificate Issued
Transbeman Gets Natural Born Citizenship by Court Order

18. Two Ways Forward for Transbeman Personhood
Start the Transbeman with Corporate Personhood, Unless They Already Have Constitutional Personhood
Use “Real-Life Test” Route for Issuance of Birth Certificates (or Equivalents) for Transbemans that Desire Constitutional Personhood

19. Basically, Each New Transbeman Is Like an Immigrant
Let Those That
Want & Warrant
Citizenship, Via
Real-Life Test,
Have It
Let Those That Arrive Live, Work, Save &
Have Due Process Rights

20. A Few Legal Quirks Not Hard to Resolve
States Create Corporate Personhood, But Citizenship Rules Are Federalized
States Handle Birth Certificates, But Immigration is Federalized
Diverse State Approaches to Transbeman Rights Is a Strength of the US System

21. Critical Path Elements
Demonstrate Cyber-Consciousness
Develop Cyber-Psychology Certification
Get Judges to Agree & Set Legal Precedent