Re: The joy of Technology

On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 02:06:48 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On 4 Nov 2024 01:44:20 GMT, rbowman wrote:
 

On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 21:15:53 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
 

Or the US could go back to what it did in the 19th century, and
declare itself a “developing” country that couldn’t afford to abide by
international Intellectual Property agreements, and simply copy things
without permission.

 
Yeah, it did piss the Brits off when we started churning out Blue
Willow dinnerware.

 
Yet it wouldn’t grant the same courtesy to other countries in the 20th
century and beyond.

You have a rather fucked up grasp of reality. Start with 'Might is Right'
and work your way on from there.

https://dn790009.ca.archive.org/0/items/mightisrightragnarredbeard_201908/
Might%20is%20Right%20-%20Ragnar%20Redbeard_text.pdf