[userbinator]

who seem to be mostly/originally based in Slavic countries, which I find interesting culturally - perhaps it's due to a looser legal environment + activist academics?

You see the same situation with Asia --- it's a collectivist culture, they have a very different perspective on IP in general.

[lioeters]

That makes sense, thanks for pointing that out. I can see how it's related to the value system of collectivist (as opposed to individualist) cultures, and how they see intellectual property - as a common good, beyond personal/private ownership.