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To: edamo who wrote (26006)	6/7/2000 4:53:00 PM
From: Tom Chwojko-Frank	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

"theft of property"....can't steal that which is not offered or laid out to be taken. What? So the pirated software, tapes, CDs I saw on all the street markets in Poland were not stolen? It was the artists' and developers' fault for creating it? I don't understand what your beef is. The infrastructure in the US is streamlined for business. Businesses (generally) within the US don't really care where goods come from (refer to the trade deficit here). It's not perfect, but it's better than anyone else for doing business. Russia doesn't have any infrastructure to speak of. Japanese business culture is very introspective. China is not very good about protecting property rights, which is very necessary for easy business. Tom

To: edamo who wrote (26006)	6/7/2000 7:45:00 PM
From: drew_m	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

OT: With apologies to the rest of the thread. I just can't sit here and swallow this. My parents have made over a dozen mission trips deep inside Mainland China; they have a perspective that I doubt few Americans have of PRC. edamo stated: "theft of property"....can't steal that which is not offered or laid out to be taken. ------------------------------------------------------------ Of all of the statements I have read on SI this takes the cake. One issue that helps me stay comfortable with QCOM and their dealings with PRC is that not only is IPR an issue with QCOM and PRC but the ability to execute on that IPR. If QCOMS's IPR could be "stolen" It would not surprise me that the PRC would do just that. edamo, I hope I misunderstood you. For a second I thought you were using the Al Gore "No controlling legal authority" defense to the theft of IPR. Sorry for the rant... Drew