Comment on Smuggling of silkworm eggs into the Byzantine EmpireparentComments−mytailorisrich3yThe US actually encouraged "IP theft" well into the 19th century and did not recognise foreign copyright.On their side the UK not only banned export of certain technologies to the US but they also banned emigration of the people knowledgeable about them.−fluxinflex3yThis similar to Chinas stand on IP: copying is ok so long it doesn't happen to our IP. But this is how small economies can grow quickly, by ignoring IP. So nearly every western nation had a period of ignoring copyright and/or IP.−dragonelite3yThat not so weird Taiwan does the exactly the same with their semi conductor engineers that want to go to China.
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The US actually encouraged "IP theft" well into the 19th century and did not recognise foreign copyright.
On their side the UK not only banned export of certain technologies to the US but they also banned emigration of the people knowledgeable about them.
This similar to Chinas stand on IP: copying is ok so long it doesn't happen to our IP. But this is how small economies can grow quickly, by ignoring IP. So nearly every western nation had a period of ignoring copyright and/or IP.
That not so weird Taiwan does the exactly the same with their semi conductor engineers that want to go to China.