I haven't heard of any other examples of US stealing intellectual properties in 1800. In the 1800's, not in 1800. https://creativelawcenter.com/dickens-americ

I haven't heard of any other examples of US stealing intellectual properties in 1800. In the 1800's, not in 1800. https://creativelawcenter.com/dickens-american-copyright/ https://creativelawcenter.com/dickens-american-copyright/ https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2013-02-01/piracy-and-fraud-propelled-the-u-s-industrial-revolution https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2013-02-01/piracy-an... A somewhat nuanced discussion of the above: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130228/01324622146/yes-us-industrial-revolution-was-built-piracy-fraud.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130228/01324622146/yes-u...