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Re:Russia to legalize software piracy by Jiro on Monday March 07, 2022 @09:08PM (#30595690)
>there is no global consensus on how long patents should last.

Yes there is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIPS_Agreement

Also, you're confusing patents and copyrights. Patents have not been extended for very long lengths.

Re:Russia to legalize software piracy by ashwagary on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:55PM (#30596585)
A few countries had an outsized role in deciding these terms like much of the other WTOs rules...through the use of pressure, coercion, and other carrot/stick approaches.

If it's not voluntary, I don't consider it global consensus.

Joseph Stiglitz makes a similar point...

"TRIPs imposed on the entire world the dominant intellectual property regime in the United States and Europe, as it is today. I believe that the way that intellectual property regime has evolved is not good for the United States and the EU; but even more, I believe it is not in the interest of the developing countries."

Re:Russia to legalize software piracy by Jiro on Thursday March 10, 2022 @11:25AM (#30628686)
You're being deceitful here. Stigler does oppose TRIPS because of its effect on developing countries--because intellectual property protection keeps developing countries from using patented things. In other words, he wants patents to be less restrictive, not, as you're falsely implying, more restrictive.