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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (4268)	11/25/2019 4:19:00 PM
From: SiliconAlley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4827

The proposed deal to ensure protections for intellectual property is inherently flawed ... The reason it's flawed is that if a nation or a company in that nation makes a mistake, e.g., failure to pay royalties on devices that use intellectual property of another company, it doesn't like to be reprimanded in public. These proposed so-called deals are designed to show certain public groups that the administration is tough on crime of any sort. As long as the "deals" are made public and the patent violators are criticized publicly, they will resist and claim they did nothing wrong. This makes it more difficult to accomplish the main objective, i.e., paying royalties for the use of intellectual property. In my opinion, your portrayal of the proposed deal as a "so-called deal" is without merit. China has said they will change their ways. The crux of your argument seems to be that the Chinese are inherently incapable of honoring such a deal. I see this as bias against the Chinese nation. You seem to be saying that China cannot be trusted to do what they say, and your reasoning implies that any deal to ensure protections for intellectual property is inherently flawed. Inherent bias toward a nation by an individual, does not equate to inherently flawed policies of a nation. I for one am pleased to see China step up to the plate, and time will tell if they honor their new commitments.