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When they got serious about IP protection (early 1990s) they were no longer a dictatorship.
by natch 8y ago
When they got serious about IP protection (early 1990s) they were no longer a dictatorship.
- seanmcdirmid 8y agoI’m not sure if that is true. Anyways, during their dictatorships they were heavily supported by the USA.
- natch 8y agoRandom poster on HN is not sure... what a surprise, hah! I was there working at a systems integration company that was feeling the impact of the legal changes around IP. They were huge news. At the same time the election process had just opened up because the previously iron-fisted ruling KMT party finally caved to pressure to transition things out of an era where they insisted the government had to be on a war footing, to a new era that included allowing other parties to truly run (and win!) not just in theory, but in practice. Exciting times.