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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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
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.