The thing is, Germany doesn't just manufacture things, they design them as well. It seems unlikely to me that they would adopt a stance on IP that ran counter

The thing is, Germany doesn't just manufacture things, they design them as well. It seems unlikely to me that they would adopt a stance on IP that ran counter to their own interests. Honestly, it's hard for me to read TorrentFreak articles, because they always seem to come from the assumed standpoint that normal people want IP to go away and that only oppressive corporations with outdated and unfair business models want to keep it. This is far from the truth.