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Was No Copyright the Real Reason Behind Germany’s Industrial Expansion?

August 24, 2010

Many people have written to point to this interesting article in Der Spiegel, which points to a new book that concludes that German’s rapid industrial expansion in the 19th century may have been due to the absence of copyright law.

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2 Comments

  1. Robber Baron says:
    August 25, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    I’m sure you can always grow your business faster if you don’t haver to pay for your raw materials

  2. Danux says:
    August 26, 2010 at 12:49 am

    Raw Materials
    @Robber Baron – Good point. Just imagine what humanity could do if we could reproduce raw materials as easily as information.