Ignorance of IP laws would help the developing economy, while hurting the developed economy. Copying is cheap, original invention is expensive, and developed countries have more to lose.

In a somewhat relevant WTO dispute between US and China,

"The International Intellectual Property Alliance, a coalition of U.S. entertainment and software industry groups, has claimed piracy in China costs them more than $3.7 billion in lost sales." [1]

[1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-wto/china-u-s-t...