Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 27th October 2019

Dilbert//11152, first published seven years ago on Sunday 27th October 2019

Boss Negotiates With Elbonia

Tags

big business, business ethics, government, money, partisan politics, stealing, negotiate

Official transcript

Boss: I'm negotiating a deal with the government of Elbonia. They agreed to buy a thousand dollars of our products. All I had to do was agree to let them steal all of our intellectual property.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I'M NEGOTIATING A DEAL WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF ELBONIA.

THEY AGREED TO BUY A THOUSAND DOLLARS OF OUR PRODUCTS.

ALL I HAD TO DO WAS AGREE TO LET THEM STEAL ALL OF OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER FOR US IF THEY DIDN'T STEAL OUR I.P.?

YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE.

THEY ALSO AGREED TO STOP KILLING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OUR CITIZENS WITH THEIR ILLEGAL DRUG SHIPMENTS.

DID THEY STOP?

NO, BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD NEGOTIATE HARDER.

AND RISK LOSING A THOUSAND DOLLARS OF REVENUE?

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "A Deal with the Government of Elbonia"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert negotiating a deal with the government of Elbonia. He agrees to buy their products and stop killing their citizens with illegal drug shipments in exchange for them stopping intellectual property theft. However, the Elbonian representative reveals that they would rather steal Dilbert's intellectual property than pay for the products, leading to a humorous exchange about the value of intellectual property.

Key Points:

• Dilbert negotiates a deal with the government of Elbonia.
• He agrees to buy their products and stop killing their citizens with illegal drug shipments.
• The Elbonian representative reveals that they would rather steal Dilbert's intellectual property than pay for the products.
• Dilbert questions the value of intellectual property and the risks involved in losing revenue.
• The comic strip highlights the challenges of negotiating with foreign governments and the importance of protecting intellectual property.

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