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IP was a major innovation. This is the stance Abraham Lincoln took, and I think there is an argument that much of the technological progress we have seen is hel
by whiddershins 5y ago
IP was a major innovation. This is the stance Abraham Lincoln took, and I think there is an argument that much of the technological progress we have seen is helped by IP law.
The fact that we sat on our hands while China stole our IP for two decades is a contributing factor to why Russia felt emboldened to attack the Ukraine.
- vlozko 5y agoI’m going to be that guy. It’s not “the Ukraine”, it’s just “Ukraine”. There’s a significant historical reason why this matters.
- denton-scratch 5y agoWould you care to expand? I've recently dropped the "the", because I understand some people object to it. Is this because "The Ukraine" referred to a geographical region, while "Ukraine" is the name of a country?
- nkurz 5y agoMostly that. The theory is that using the definite article implies Ukraine is part of some larger region, which is a highly charged political statement. This Wikipedia article has more details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Ukraine#English_definite_article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Ukraine#English_defini....
- denton-scratch 5y agoAh, thanks. Interesting to compare "The Argentine", the abandoning of which usage the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina explains as a mere fashion change.
- 8358373583 5y agoI disagree. I don't think giving people a coercive monopoly on doing things similar to them helps innovation. I think it's one of the main barriers to innovation. It prevents iterative improvements and encourages resources to be spent on preventing others from competing instead of making a better next generation product.