Protects Against=>Ripped Off

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The relational viewpoint of the English language presupposes that every user of the language is armed with the knowledge that it is a system of homographs. In other words, the native speakers of English are considered to know that almost all the English words have plural definitions of their own.

Text:
The free-software person in all of us wants no patent laws. But the innovator in all of us wants a global regime that protects against intellectual property piracy. The innovator in us also wants patent laws that encourage cross-licensing with companies that are ready to play by the rules."Who owns what?" is sure to emerge as one of the most contentious political and geopolitical questions in flat world--especially if more and more American companies start feeling ripped off by more and more Chinese companies. If you are in the business of selling words, music. or pharmaceuticals and you are not worried about protecting your intellectual property, you are not paying attention. (The World Is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman, p.218) (The Korean version, p.288)

Dano's comments:
China is not a country which is dealing in the bargain-priced merchandise any more. They are the great people of a great country who are priding themselves on the sophisticated world-class products. Nevertheless, the prices of their products have been reputed to be comparatively low.

So the Korean translator has been mistaken in that he mistook the meaning of the bold-typed phrase 'ripped off' as overcharged. The fatal mistake has been caused by his mindless application of the established vocabulary information. The meaning of the bold-typed phrase 'ripped off' should be sought out by its relationship with the previous bold-typed phrase 'protects against." In other words, more American companies are feeling 'stolen or robbed," because the Chinese do often infringe on the property rights of the American people.