> The US wants IP laws so it can protect it's innovation. Parent's point is that US wants IP laws mostly because it has a trove of extremely valuable IPs and i

> The US wants IP laws so it can protect it's innovation. Parent's point is that US wants IP laws mostly because it has a trove of extremely valuable IPs and is in the leading position far ahead of any other player. The same way Disney wants strong copyright and trademark protection, with low labor protection, lax tax enforcement etc. They would have different demands and priorities if they were still scrapping existing IPs from the public domain.