Pictured: The face you make when a strategic opponent of your country practically demolishes the political power of your corporate sponsors by nullifying their copyright and patents, and setting a precedent for a few other countries to do the same - a couple of which having populations over a billion strong.
Remember how, just before the Ukraine crisis officially broke out, Putin pretty much said he'd go nuclear on anyone from NATO that interfered directly? Well, the suspension of foreign intellectual property rights is the nuclear option for businesses. And it's a painfully clear demonstration of what a major government can do to even the most powerful companies, especially the modern creatively sterile patent trolls, who kept expanding copyright well beyond its original purpose. So yeah, they're scared shitless right now, and the tune has changed rapidly... just not fast enough, I think.
Pictured: The face you make when a strategic opponent of your country practically demolishes the political power of your corporate sponsors by nullifying their copyright and patents, and setting a precedent for a few other countries to do the same - a couple of which having populations over a billion strong.
Remember how, just before the Ukraine crisis officially broke out, Putin pretty much said he'd go nuclear on anyone from NATO that interfered directly? Well, the suspension of foreign intellectual property rights is the nuclear option for businesses. And it's a painfully clear demonstration of what a major government can do to even the most powerful companies, especially the modern creatively sterile patent trolls, who kept expanding copyright well beyond its original purpose. So yeah, they're scared shitless right now, and the tune has changed rapidly... just not fast enough, I think.