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Big_Forever5759 t1_ir2cmf9 wrote

Cant they just buy it here. They just need one to make a copy.

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anengineerandacat t1_ir2xbzk wrote

Tech is a bit harder to just copy, you need to be cheap in the right areas not just on the whole thing.

Then you generally need to be able to innovate on top of said copy else you risk being behind again.

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ThisElder_Millennial t1_ir577ta wrote

Depends on the technology in question. Large companies have compliance offices that actively work to prevent sales to folks for whom it may be illegal. But if they do buy it here and attempt to ship things abroad, that's when the FBI gets involved. Admittedly, it's like trying to hand cup water and plenty invariably gets through, but we do catch some of it. In cases where we know a person got it here when they shouldn't have, the govt goes after the seller/provider and forces them to up their game or face financial penalties.

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