Re: Japanese economic problem (was: Y2K)

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lcrocker@mercury.colossus.net)
Date: Fri Feb 19 1999 - 11:18:06 MST


> Regarding non-tariff barriers for import...huh, Japan is not the only
> country that does it. How about bananas and EC? And what about India
> with its against-patent regulations, and even US (regulations regarding
> textile and apparel products aimed against EC)?

Why is India the bad guy for not adopting the silly western idea
of patents? It is /we/ who are restricting /their/ free trade in
information, not the other way around (unless perhaps the have
some internal patent system and deny only foreign patents, but I
don't think that's the case).

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