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There are plenty of US companies that are authorized to use government-funded patents, that would prevent them from transferring ownership to foreign owners. Th
by RIMR 2y ago
There are plenty of US companies that are authorized to use government-funded patents, that would prevent them from transferring ownership to foreign owners. This isn't a "poison pill" conspiracy, this is standard export control for state-funded technology.
- riversflow 2y agoAny non-arms companies in that mix?
- throwawaymaths 2y agoMerck (not an arms company) was expropriated from Merck.
- riversflow 2y agoFrom the Germans, during WWI.
- throwawaymaths 2y agoYeah sure. At least WWI Germany wasn't committing two genocides.
- jorblumesea 2y agoCompanies that are export controlled have military tech. The idea that a social media app would have a poison pill for export control is ridiculous and shows how owned these supposedly independent companies really are.
- mike50 2y agoITAR applies to many technologies that are trivial to duplicate or have been redeveloped outside the US to bypass those restrictions. Memory chips hardened for space are subject to ITAR. These memory chips are commercial with lead tape on them.