Illegal use of foreign intellectual property was a common business during the Soviet time; not much has changed since then despite economical reforms. Plagiarists are now as before re-writing and publishing under their names professional manuals and handbooks. Piracy of software is seen as normal business. It is not surprising because the same persons have remained in power: leaders of the former Communist Party (so-called Nomenclatura) and their progeny. Ref: http://www.freewebs.com/overpopulation1/economics.htm; http://www.freewebs.com/overpopulation1/scientificmisconduct.htm
2006-07-30 22:59:01 · 3 answers · asked by www.freewebs.com/belles-lettres 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
No, because it protects Americans and citizens of other countries from having their ideas stolen by talentless thieves. What needs to be done about thieves in Thrid World countries is our government (as well as other industrialized nations) needs to put pressure on the Third World Governments to either crack down on those guilty of piracy or either risk losing us as a trade partner or higher trade tariffs.
2006-07-30 23:06:54 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel C 2 · 7⤊ 0⤋
So......if you disobey a law long enough, we just get to discard it? Great philosophy.
And it's not true that other countires ignore patent and copyright. In some cases, too many cases, yes, but that's not a valid statement.
2006-07-30 23:03:53 · answer #2 · answered by justwebbrowsing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Research and development spending would colapse over night if companies knew they would not have the law on their side to protect their intelectual property.
Very very very bad....
2006-07-30 23:05:10 · answer #3 · answered by morphonius821 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋