[lazaroclapp]

Most of the world agrees that slavery is ethically unjustifiable. Not everyone agrees to the same notions of intellectual property as the U.S. does, even among the developed world.

Also, even those who like IP laws in the U.S. would agree that comparing poor IP laws to allowing slavery is beyond absurd.

This story is, essentially: five people violated the law of their host country in a way that if they had been citizens would have led to a civil lawsuit. As a result, they are being charged and reported as state-sponsored spies.