I didn't miss the memo. Do you lack reading comprehension? I clearly say they steal in all my posts. But hey the lack of reading comprehension, @Overnight you can own that, you can call it your own. You go girl. I also like how you ignore my point and quote only a part of my post conveniently ignoring my point again. I'd tell you to not think so hard about those evil Chinamen destroying everything because it would hurt your head, but I don't think there's much left between your ears.
On ET we share many ideas therefore one is allowed to copy. If a stalker hacks your PC and steals your trading plan, that is not legitimate copying.
That is how we survived in nature. It is the history of civilization and the way things always were: The weak always emulate/copy from the best. The West "borrowed" some nice Chinese technologies back in ancient time, so now the Chinese tries to "borrowed" some of the West's nice technologies to complete the cycle. Perhaps in another 20-30 years it will be the Chinese worrying about the US stealing their technical knowhow? Yes, this is serious business and countries', companies' survival and competitiveness are at stake. The internet is a great disrupter and everyone has to learn how to deal with it including how to protect IP and minimize "copying". The other way to protect our IP from our competitors is not to rest on our laurels. Run like hell and don't look back.
This is why you do not keep your trading plan on any of your devices that's connected to the internet; you keep it in your head or on a device that's offline.