How China Systematically Pries Technology from U.S. Companies

Re:How China Systematically Pries Technology from U.S. Compa... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @12:58PM (#18077935)

> In fact, the only argument I remember hearing (I think it was Marc Andreessen?) against the shaming of the scammer in the prince analogy is that they sometimes have no other option to feed their family. I doubt that justification applies to Chinese IP theft.

I do not necessarily agree with this argument, but it actually translates to China's situation pretty directly - you could argue that their attitude to IP is a necessary component of their attempt to quickly lift the whole country out of poverty.

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Re:How China Systematically Pries Technology from U.S. Compa... by alehul on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @01:03PM (#18077985)

Fair point! From an ethical perspective I would still choose to shame it, but that equivalence can definitely be justified; it's no different than the Nigerian scammer but on a country-wide level. I like it.

Another question would be whether the Chinese acquiring this IP would trickle down to help those in poverty, or whether the wealth would stay consolidated at the top.

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Re:How China Systematically Pries Technology from U.S. Compa... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @01:18PM (#18078163)

> Another question would be whether the Chinese acquiring this IP would trickle down to help those in poverty, or whether the wealth would stay consolidated at the top.

A good question. If hardware market is any good of an indicator, I'd be hopeful - https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=4297.

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Re:How China Systematically Pries Technology from U.S. Compa... by Fjolsvith on Thursday September 27, 2018 @09:27AM (#18084215)

It certainly has to help someone in a re-education camp somewhere in China.

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