There's no sense in worrying how closely the university aligns real policy with various theoretical economic ideals.
If we allow copyright law to directly inhibit technological advancement then we defeat the very purpose of copyright law.
That said, it need not inhibit if they just pay for using it. Hopefully they will sue for reasonable compensation, noting that they have such a privilege only in a handful of countries so any restriction is strictly a restriction on those countries, which is a huge technological advantage for all the rest.
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The CCP adopted capitalism too.
There's no sense in worrying how closely the university aligns real policy with various theoretical economic ideals.
If we allow copyright law to directly inhibit technological advancement then we defeat the very purpose of copyright law.
That said, it need not inhibit if they just pay for using it. Hopefully they will sue for reasonable compensation, noting that they have such a privilege only in a handful of countries so any restriction is strictly a restriction on those countries, which is a huge technological advantage for all the rest.
I try to see both sides.