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by Fireflite 3320 days ago
Why is asymmetric intellectual property protection a form of friction here?
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Suppose an American company spends $2 billion developing a new drug (or microchip, etc) and an Indian (Chinese, Brazilian...) company starts selling unauthorized copies at a 95% discount. (And then, the news media and politicians cite that price differential as evidence for how extremely evil your company is).