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Then it really proves how much the economy would be booming if we abolished copyright, doesn't it? China ignores copyright too, and look at them surpassing us i
by immibis 9mo ago
Then it really proves how much the economy would be booming if we abolished copyright, doesn't it? China ignores copyright too, and look at them surpassing us in all aspects of technology, while Western economies choose to sabotage themselves to keep money flowing upwards to old guys.
- jvanderbot 9mo agoWell no, because copyright != cannot use. "Available for use" and "Automatically rewritten to work in your codebase fairly well" is very different, so copyright is probably not the blocker technically
- mattmaroon 9mo agoYeah, I love the idea that all software could just be cobbled together from other software, but none of it does anything new.
- mattmaroon 9mo agoThe theory behind copyright is that the enshrined monopoly guarantees profits and thus encourages r&d. China steals our r&d (both copyrighted and non) and gets a lot of theirs from state funding. I don’t think I’d take China’s success as proof that the copyright system doesn’t work.
- jimbokun 9mo agoChina is not surpassing the US in all aspects of technology. There is still much for them to steal.
- immibis 9mo agoCan you name one area of technology where the USA has better technology than China? I'll wait.