Shenzhen's Shanzhai Manufacturing and IP Culture
Uncanny Valley by WIRED · Documentary · YouTube title: Shenzhen: A New Breed of Intellectual Property (Part 3) | Future Cities | WIRED
Why it's here
HN commenters point to it as a snapshot of Shenzhen's hardware and IP culture, including counterfeit electronics and fast iteration.
What it covers
Part 3 of WIRED's Future Cities series on Shenzhen. It examines how attitudes toward patents and intellectual property differ from the West, and how shanzhai (copycat) manufacturing created an ecosystem of rapid iteration and distribution.