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Pros & Cons of Corporate Personhood for Transbemans
Martine Rothblatt
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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
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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)
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Transition Continuum From Fleshware to Software
+ - Dependent On Biology - + Dependent On IT/Electronics
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Transbemans Believe Substrate Per Se Irrelevant to Humanness
Virtuals Ectogens Nano-Bios
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In Other Words, Transbemans Want, But Might Not Be Entitled, To Human Rights
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Corporate Personhood Spans A Range of Concepts
Corporations have some constitutional and human rights Corporations have commercial and criminal legal personalities
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Separation of Creators from Corporation is Hallmark of Corporate Personhood
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Corporate Personhood for Non-Human Transbemans Limits Creator’s Liability
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Is Victor Frankenstein Responsible for His Monster?
Generally NO if Monster has corporate personhood Generally YES, if Monster lacks corporate personhood
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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
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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
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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
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Pros & Cons From Transbemans View
2nd Class Citizenship Means Not Safe & Less Happy
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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
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A New Type of Personhood: Turing Meets Freud Meets Christine
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Critical Path Elements
Demonstrate Cyber-Consciousness Develop Cyber-Psychology Certification Get Judges to Agree & Set Legal Precedent
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