graeme_p - 6:06 am on Jan 13, 2010 (gmt 0)

That is the typical non-American view in respect to international laws as China is one of the largest violators of international trademarks, software piracy, and intellectual property infringement.

So what? There is no real international law in this area Unlike, for example, with regard to war - now lets see who has been breaking that recently?). There are some treaties that are the result of US pressure and lobbying (Sonny Bono copyright term extension act, software patents, etc for example) that put corporate profits before the interests of the people the governments are supposed to serve.

Breach of copyright or patents is not theft, it is a breach of a government granted monopoly - a very free market thing to do.