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US theft of UK IP back in the day (early 19th century textiles especially) was a big deal.
by dmoy 7y ago
US theft of UK IP back in the day (early 19th century textiles especially) was a big deal.
- tatrajim 7y agoWhy not mention the rest of the story: that the U,S. and Great Britain engaged at the time in two bitter wars? Are you claiming that China is justified is stealing U.S. IP because the two nations are at war currently?
- dmoy 7y agoThe specific timing on your allegations is off. A lot of the IP theft occurred in peacetime. The US and UK were at war for a total of like 11 years, and there was a period many decades of IP theft. It wasn't as state sponsored as it was during the period between the two wars, but it still happened. Hell as late as 1850 the US straight up didn't recognize copyright of non US citizens. I forget exactly when that changed.
- chillacy 7y agoHollywood exists in California because Edison's patents weren't respected there https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51722/thomas-edison-drove-film-industry-california https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51722/thomas-edison-drov...