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Dickens' view was the norm in 19th century Britain - it is one of history's ironies that the US went from both the IPR rip-off capital of the world while fiercely protecting its own nascent industries, to fiercely protecting IPR while advocating free markets.
Plus, of course, IPR is the antithesis of free markets !
Trump's return to protectionism might be seen as a return to US dependence on a foreign industry - except of course with Chinese dominance replacing British..
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