Hawkmoon, you make several good points. In particular, if the administration wants tariffs to create a sort of slush fund to pay companies victimized by theft of their IP, the the administration should declare exactly that use of the funds. What's more, the administration should list ALL COMPANIES that have been injured by theft of their IP (defined broadly as copying or use without paying a reasonable amount for those uses) and state plainly that the protective tariffs will remain in place until all these firms are compensated appropriately. This policy should apply not only to patents but to any form of piracy, including illegal copying of books, videos, software, etc.
No one in the administration has ever stated where these so-called national security tariffs would be used, and it can be assumed that no one has ever designated specific uses, other than reimbursement of general funds.
Yes, I agree, that for outright theft, there should be NO REASON WHATSOEVER not to take action. I'm still waiting to see what comes of that idea, since so far there is no indication that they will take such action. That's exactly what I mean when I say that the administration decision makers are trying to cut paper with an axe, rather than a scissors.
Making an example of AMSC would indeed be a good way to demonstrate the administration means business. I'm still waiting (and holding my AMSC shares).
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