4 ms·
The timing is interesting, assuming it took a few years in draft before being voted to pass. According to a "Jose Canseco" like book called Confessions of an E
by citrablue 8y ago
The timing is interesting, assuming it took a few years in draft before being voted to pass. According to a "Jose Canseco" like book called Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, the USSR would frequently attend international trade shows and directly purchase/bribe/steal technology from westerners. But only after the fall of the union did it become a criminal act for an American commit.[0]
Then again, this was also the first period when technology really became ubiquitous. Perhaps it just reflects the spread of tech.
[0] of course treason / violation of oath was a crime, I'm just curious if anyone more versed in history than I can provide more insight.
- mattmanser 8y agoThe late 80s were all hysteria about Japanese firms taking over America. You can see it in a lot of books and films from the era. There's a really quite odd film called Rising Sun with Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes that has corporate espionage as part of the plot. 1993 release, which was actually just after Japan's economy slowed down.
- Spoom 8y agoThe original Rising Sun book by Michael Crichton is a good read if you didn't know about it. Haven't seen the movie.
- hfdgiutdryg 8y agoIt's a good read, but also full of wild mischaracterizations of Japanese culture.
- toyg 8y agoThe original book was published in 1992, and the writing rate for the author at that point was about two years for each novel, so the idea probably originated around 1990.
- ChrisArchitect 8y agoupvote for the Jose Canseco reference haha