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Ironic. Makes you think which country cares more about their people and industry.
by rootsudo 5y ago
Ironic. Makes you think which country cares more about their people and industry.
- lp0_on_fire 5y agoChina didn't demand the schematics out of altruism - they did it so they can copy the product and release their own. It's standard operating procedure for doing business in that country.
- notch656a 5y agoI don't doubt it; but schematics, while incredibly useful for repair, are only a sliver of the piece of the puzzle to manufacturing something.
- andrei_says_ 5y agoCould you point to China’s version of said product? This sounds a bit like FUD to me. Schematics do not always 100% lead to stolen and reproduced IP.
- jahewson 5y agoMore style than substance but the blazon disregard for IP is clear: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/fancy-a-chinese-interpretation-of-a-john-deere/ https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/fancy-a-chinese-interpr...
- andrei_says_ 5y agoYes, in general. I was asking specifically about the tractor clones.
- vosper 5y agoDoes it really make you think China might care more about it's people? A brief Google should relieve you of that notion :)
- zardo 5y agoThe Chinese government is a large beurocracy, it contains many competing factions and interests.
- raxxorrax 5y agoThe Chinese government has its own interst in forcing such concessions. Still, politics today doesn't really favor consumer rights at all. This bill is the minimum that should be done on the topic of copyright. Otherwise representatives feel very comfortable in the bowels of the industry in general, especially regarding to intellectual property. It makes strategic sense to defend it with a player like China, but it also has become about milking consumers.