"If "more efficient economies" were about to take over, people would stay home"
Nazi germany was literally taking over, and people were not staying home! Its an extreme example, but the argument is a non-sequitor.
Like my family left Russia (not for US) bevause they wanted less crime, better healthcare, and they lost a lot if financiall opportunity in the process.
"lax controls on intellectual property" - Our IP laws mean I buy a phone and have no right to know what software its running, what it's doing while i am asleep, if it has security flaws, etc.
Also copyright lasts how many decades after author's death?
How many patents were given for 'slide to unlock' and 'shopping cart'?
If i lived in a developing country, i would absolutely want my government to have super lax IP laws, first so that we can catch up, and then so that a more sane set of laws can evolve.
Nazi germany was literally taking over, and people were not staying home! Its an extreme example, but the argument is a non-sequitor.
Like my family left Russia (not for US) bevause they wanted less crime, better healthcare, and they lost a lot if financiall opportunity in the process.
"lax controls on intellectual property" - Our IP laws mean I buy a phone and have no right to know what software its running, what it's doing while i am asleep, if it has security flaws, etc.
Also copyright lasts how many decades after author's death?
How many patents were given for 'slide to unlock' and 'shopping cart'?
If i lived in a developing country, i would absolutely want my government to have super lax IP laws, first so that we can catch up, and then so that a more sane set of laws can evolve.