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Against Intellectual Property

English
The Journal of Libertarian Studies
Mises.org Publish Date: 
July 30, 2014 - 1:45 PM
Author 1: 
Stephan Kinsella [1]

Are there individual rights to one’s intellectual creations, such as inventions or written works? Should the legal system protect such rights? In this article, I summarize current US law on intellectual property rights. I then survey various libertarian views on IP rights, and present what I consider to be the proper view.

Volume 15, Number 2 (2001)

Citation: 

Kinsella, Stephan. "Against Intellectual Property." Journal of Libertarian Studies 15, No. 2 (2001): 1–53.

Austrian School: 
Capital and Interest Theory [2]
Monetary Theory [3]
Private Property [4]

Source URL: https://mises.org/library/against-intellectual-property-2

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[1] https://mises.org/profile/stephan-kinsella
[2] https://mises.org/austrian-school/capital-and-interest-theory
[3] https://mises.org/austrian-school/monetary-theory
[4] https://mises.org/austrian-school/private-property