An eternity because of the stigma that comes with confusing the old "free speech" not "free beer" argument and people attempting to defend their IP fruitlessly.

An eternity because of the stigma that comes with confusing the old "free speech" not "free beer" argument and people attempting to defend their IP fruitlessly. Meanwhile, I visited China on business. CEO of a very profitable startup explained to me that the lack of IP laws and copyright has actually caused a boom in open source culture. They know that if they release something, their product will be shared and adapted anyhow, so why not just ship a product that's essentially unlocked to begin with.