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basically back to USSR So, mostly unlicensed copies of Western designs.
by kjs3 4y ago
basically back to USSR
So, mostly unlicensed copies of Western designs.
- trhway 4y agoThey've made a law recently fully legalizing gray import, i.e. basically denying IP protection to the companies from the "unfriendly countries" - very similar to the USSR times when it was de-facto so.
- kjs3 4y agoIndeed...back to the 'good old days'. I'm reminded of the old saying (paraphrased) "there is an in group which laws protect but do not constrain, and an out group which laws constrain but do not protect". You may find this amusing: https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/creatures/pages/russians.html https://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/creatures/pages/russians.html