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Originally Posted by nekokami
Um... let's just say that "intellectual property" is a relatively unknown concept in China. ... As you say, the market might hold in China, where enforcement of copyright laws is a bit different than what we might expect in western countries.
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In the late 1800s the UK and other European countries were saying the same thing about the USA. The USA publishers were reprinting the overseas books and stories without payment of copyright fees and the USA did not sign the international copyright convention agreements until 1891.