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The Chinese Overlords of Intellectual Monopolies
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| In the 19th century, America was a by-word for piracy of British ideas. In
| the 20th century, as its industry developed, it embraced intellectual
| monopolies, and became the most fervent advocate of maximalist legal regimes.
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| In the 20th century, China was a by-word for piracy of American ideas. In the
| 21st century, as its industry developed, it embraced intellectual monopolies,
| and became their stoutest defender. The news story above is but the trickle
| that presages the torrent.
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| Soon, America will be deluged with such suits, as China tries to leverage its
| huge industrial power. The consequence? America will become one of the most
| fervent advocates for *minimalist* intellectual property regimes. Yes, you
| read that correctly: just wait.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/11/chinese-overlords-of-intellectual.html
Microsoft sued in China for patent infringement
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| A CHINESE Internet company has sued Microsoft for patent infringement over
| its use of RSS* in Windows Vista.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/11/12/microsoft-sued-china-patent
Recent:
$98 Linux Laptop - The HiVision miniNote
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| HiVision CO., LTD makes one of the worlds cheapest Linux laptops at $98 using
| a new cheaper chipset, WiFi, 1GB flash storage, it runs Linux, 3 USB ports,
| Ethernet, SDHC card reader, audio in and out. Voice-chat, Skype, multi-tabbed
| Firefox browser support, Abiword for word processing.
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http://techvideoblog.com/ifa/98-linux-laptop-the-hivision-mininote/
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