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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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[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago

Watt actually had to do a weird goofy gear arrangement (sun and planet) because the normal obvious crank was already patented too.