>most cultures do not believe in Intellectual Property the way 'the West' does. I'd phrase this as "In most cultures, you have no real, legal way of getting ba

>most cultures do not believe in Intellectual Property the way 'the West' does. I'd phrase this as "In most cultures, you have no real, legal way of getting back at others taking your intellectual property". They absolutely do recognize, value, and try to protect their own intellectual property. Not believing in it would mean that things are public domain mostly, which is absolutely not the case. Meanwhile yes, western IP laws have a lot of bullshit going on.