I think it’s mostly the setting of a precedent of stripping away intellectual property rights for political expediency that is worrisome. It’s a small step in undermining the rule of law, but a step nonetheless. The symbolic gesture is the problem; it signals to the public that such moves are now not only acceptable, but applaudable.
I think it’s mostly the setting of a precedent of stripping away intellectual property rights for political expediency that is worrisome. It’s a small step in undermining the rule of law, but a step nonetheless. The symbolic gesture is the problem; it signals to the public that such moves are now not only acceptable, but applaudable.
They were already acceptable under TRIPS.
It’s the perception that matters.
That’s on impulsive investors who didn’t bother familiarizing themselves with international trade agreements.