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by goodplay 3612 days ago
Morality does not make sense in the absence of common principles. I personally consider IP to be morally deplorable because it encourages rent-seeking; companies can stop innovating and use law to thwart competitors.

I bet the lack of IP is what will give china and other countries the edge in the long run.

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China uses IP laws to their advantage all the time, here is a story where apple lost the case to a small phone company. The article goes on to say "Legitimate lawsuits are on the rise as Chinese companies build up their intellectual property through research and development".

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-20/apple-s-lo...