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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: The joy of Technology
Date: 4 Nov 2024 01:44:20 GMT
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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.