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I find it weird that copyright gets stretched back into the past when nations become involved (hexbear.net)
submitted 10 months ago by keepcarrot@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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It always seems to get deployed as a "The West are the only true innovators" and ignored if its like... The Islamic golden age or whatever. Also like some Arabian merchant couldn't have seen a steam train and gone "Oh, that's a good idea", it required colonialism to get ideas like plumbing etc. all over the world.

Bleh

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[โ€“] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

By that measure the Germans couldn't have invented the sloped armor of the panther tank without copying the T-34

[โ€“] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago

That's different for reasons