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This has always been the case. America "stole" IP from Britain during the industrial revolution. China is doing the same now. IP laws are part of the legal doct
by pm90 9y ago
This has always been the case. America "stole" IP from Britain during the industrial revolution. China is doing the same now. IP laws are part of the legal doctrine of any country; another Sovereign entity cannot be compelled to follow it legally. So you use other tactics, e.g. membership in the WTO, which gives access to Western markets, to try and force other Sovereign nations to respect those laws.
- ninkendo 9y ago> America "stole" IP from Britain during the industrial revolution. This seems like a really fascinating subject. Any links to articles/youtube channels you can recommend on how industrialization spread?
- pm90 9y agoIt is very fascinating. There is a LOT of nuance behind the question of why certain countries manage to industrialize/develop and others fail to. And then answer isn’t obvious or simple. I think this is a nice article about this specific topic: http://foreignpolicy.com/2012/12/06/we-were-pirates-too/ http://foreignpolicy.com/2012/12/06/we-were-pirates-too/