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I believe there is not debate at all that not respecting patents helps societies that have not developed technology as a whole. If it not were for USA importin

I believe there is not debate at all that not respecting patents helps societies that have not developed technology as a whole. If it not were for USA importing machinery and not respecting foreign "IP", USA would be a de facto colony of foreign nations. They will only be able to sell raw source materials very cheap, and will have to import very expensive machines, while being dominated by war with industrialized countries. E.g. Why the US today invades Irak or Afganistan to get cheap goods, like oil?, because those countries don't have industry on their own to defend itself from the drones, tanks or missiles of the invader. They could only use light weapons against cameras, satellites and aircraft carriers.

ajuc 14y ago
Yep. That's the point people criticizing piracy in less developed countries tend to overlook - without piracy the current difference between a few innovative countries and everybody else will be only growing. You cannot catch up after such a big delay without breaking the rules (rules set by the countries that are leading, btw, and have no business in helping their possible competitors). Internet, piracy, and complete disregard towards patents is what makes developing countries possible. Otherways we would only have developed countries and their economical colonies.