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by seanmcdirmid 3611 days ago
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.
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All of which seems to point out that the very concept of "stealing IP" (and IP in general) is ridiculous.
It is definitely controversial. We need some protection, limited time ostentatious seem reasonable, or there might not be an incentive to invent.