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		xupybd on Feb 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ford Stole Tech for Best-Selling Trucks from MIT, ... Intellectual property is a relatively new idea. In the past you had to keep something secret or others would copy your ideas.

jdpedrie on Feb 4, 2019 [–]

Rapid economic growth and massive technological advancement is also a relatively new thing. Wonder if that's coincidental?

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