Comments on: More Sympathy for Microsoft http://www.chinahearsay.com/more-sympathy-for-microsoft/ China law, business and economics commentary Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:44:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: David http://www.chinahearsay.com/more-sympathy-for-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-60156 David Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:40:57 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=1012#comment-60156 Until Chinese companies and individuals are seen to have more to lose from piracy than foreigners, it will always be perceived as a China vs. Foreign issue, and therefore it will incite this kind of reaction from individuals and enterprises in China. Our pursuit of IPR as a diplomatic/legal issue has not been accompanied by adequate effort effort to bring Chinese IPR owners into the program. They, after all, have the most to lose. As foreigners, we have blown our wad on IPR protection. This issue now must become a Chinese vs. Chinese debate if there is ever to be any significant progress. Until Chinese companies and individuals are seen to have more to lose from piracy than foreigners, it will always be perceived as a China vs. Foreign issue, and therefore it will incite this kind of reaction from individuals and enterprises in China.

Our pursuit of IPR as a diplomatic/legal issue has not been accompanied by adequate effort effort to bring Chinese IPR owners into the program. They, after all, have the most to lose.

As foreigners, we have blown our wad on IPR protection. This issue now must become a Chinese vs. Chinese debate if there is ever to be any significant progress.

]]> By: Arch Angle http://www.chinahearsay.com/more-sympathy-for-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-59882 Arch Angle Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:35:49 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=1012#comment-59882 I've taught the piracy issue for five years. The unfailing response from my adult business students has always been unequivocal scorn for IP holders and a perceived right to any and all IP, particulary if it's American. As well as bold entitlement to it with no excuses necessary, and finally, mockery for bringing it up as an issue at all. Sometimes it's couched in "rational" excuse-making, but it does come down to scorn and self-service. Anything for an extra kuai in the pocket. These being people who don't have copyrights or patents of their own, of course, as that would take creativity, something the Chinese education system hammers down to the quick. The more time I spend in China the more I'm convinced the US has nothing to fear from competition; only from undermining. I’ve taught the piracy issue for five years. The unfailing response from my adult business students has always been unequivocal scorn for IP holders and a perceived right to any and all IP, particulary if it’s American. As well as bold entitlement to it with no excuses necessary, and finally, mockery for bringing it up as an issue at all. Sometimes it’s couched in “rational” excuse-making, but it does come down to scorn and self-service. Anything for an extra kuai in the pocket.

These being people who don’t have copyrights or patents of their own, of course, as that would take creativity, something the Chinese education system hammers down to the quick.

The more time I spend in China the more I’m convinced the US has nothing to fear from competition; only from undermining.

]]> By: chinamatt http://www.chinahearsay.com/more-sympathy-for-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-59175 chinamatt Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:29:12 +0000 http://www.chinahearsay.com/?p=1012#comment-59175 I've been talking about this with my students (mostly engineering grads) for the last week. Most of them think it's OK for Microsoft to do this, but it won't have much of an effect on piracy. I’ve been talking about this with my students (mostly engineering grads) for the last week. Most of them think it’s OK for Microsoft to do this, but it won’t have much of an effect on piracy.

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