Some less-developed nations are unable to devote resources to various research and development projects.Attempting to increase their economic growth, sometimes they acquire pharmaceutical or technological goods and reverse engineer them to determine how they're made, then sell them in domestic markets.Is it ethical to produce and sell a product without having developed it?

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• No, but only if the inventing nation has good relations with the nation where reverse engineering takes place.
• Yes. Once the information is out there, people all over the world will do what they want with it, and their work may lead to future developments.
• No. Many nations spend money to encourage research and development, and it should be they who benefit from that spending.
• Yes. These nations are in bad economic shape. If the inventing nation isn't willing to help them directly, they should be willing to give up some profit to allow the other nation to benefit.