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Also, in a mugging, the mugged is deprived of whatever was stolen. With IP theft the victim still has use of their IP
by tomc1985 10y ago
Also, in a mugging, the mugged is deprived of whatever was stolen. With IP theft the victim still has use of their IP
- CydeWeys 10y agoThere's a difference between illegally downloading a movie instead of paying for it, and stealing technology and using it to bring a competitor to market. The latter is actually taking market share away from the organization it was stolen from, so they are deprived of something tangible.
- r00fus 10y agoNot if Uber used his stolen IP to out-compete Google. Then the IP would translate directly into a market opportunity loss.