... the articles in context. Findings The theft of intellectual property is as old as invention and private enterprise themselves. The Chinese guarded their monopoly on silk production with terrifying fanaticism, putting anyone who challenged them to death. But even the ultimate threat was not enough...

.... Scott Wilson and Ajit Kambil illustrate the dilemma through the story of Marty, a fictional CEO with KMS, who is fully aware that the software her company created for an exceptionally successful electronic music game is being hacked by competitors. What she views as straightforward theft...