The US pursued the same strategy of piracy while it was developing. Any rational country does so, if sufficiently powerful to withstand retaliation from the glo

The US pursued the same strategy of piracy while it was developing. Any rational country does so, if sufficiently powerful to withstand retaliation from the global superpower. (http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/14/business/new-economy-intellectual-property-debate-takes-page-19th-century-america.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/14/business/new-economy-intel...)