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Story: US announces global intellectual-property plan

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Arthur B. -

this discussion is not about being ahead of another country. it's about taking the initiative to create something internally. and, if your country is not willing to embark on something legitimately, then make sure that it's citizens are not common thieves enforce the local laws - these people know they're breaking the law when they pirate software; they're not dumb. are you really trying to defend someone pirating software?

Echelon does not belong in this discussion; that's an NSA project that deals with national intelligence. unless you're going to advance some theory that Echelon stole source code from some poor underdeveloped (non-english speaking) country and then gave it to Microsoft to bring it to the market first.

what local laws would have to be changed? are there local laws that say "it's OK to steal. pirate software at will." simply enforce the laws. their own local companies apparently aren't willing to come up with their own products.

i'm not sure what this global tax is that you're referring to. there's no tax paid on something stolen, so your comment about pulling the plug on that is baseless.

if your job depended on your company selling software that you developed, and you knew it was being stolen by some other country who turned a blind eye to it, you would want justice.

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