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pjmlp
on Aug 3, 2016
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China, Not Silicon Valley, Is Cutting Edge in Mobi...
While it might be true in modern times regarding copying, Europe and US also did take a lot from them in past centuries and looking at historical documents, we didn't always pay for it.
seanmcdirmid
on Aug 3, 2016
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Industrial revolution started in the US by stealing IP from the UK. Heck, even writing were stolen by much of the world from its (few) inventors.
TeMPOraL
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All of which seems to point out that the very concept of "stealing IP" (and IP in general) is ridiculous.
seanmcdirmid
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It is definitely controversial. We need some protection, limited time ostentatious seem reasonable, or there might not be an incentive to invent.
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