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Re: by mattmaroon on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:10PM (#46619800)
The theory behind copyright is that the enshrined monopoly guarantees profits and thus encourages r&d.

China steals our r&d (both copyrighted and non) and gets a lot of theirs from state funding.

I don’t think I’d take China’s success as proof that the copyright system doesn’t work.

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Re: by LexiMax on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @01:48PM (#46620653)
It is proof that intellectual property is a transient and fickle thing, easily subverted when there is no legal framework to protect it.
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Re: by immibis on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @03:07PM (#46622243)
Sounds like you're saying state funded R&D works much better than copyright funded R&D
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