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Retired Forums => Legal Controversies Forum => Topic started by: Greg Troy (KeepFighting) on March 05, 2013, 01:01:43 PM
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A bit off topic but I thought this was a very interesting article and wanted to share it with those who were interested.
In its adolescent years, the U.S. was a hotbed of intellectual piracy and technology smuggling, particularly in the textile industry, acquiring both machines and skilled machinists in violation of British export and emigration laws. Only after it had become a mature industrial power did the country vigorously campaign for intellectual-property protection.
http://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20130228/01324622146/yes-us-industrial-revolution-was-built-piracy-fraud.shtml