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In her latest op-ed piece,

Shawn Ritenour is Professor of Economics at Grove City College and adjunct scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute. He earned a B. A.

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Libertarian and other IP advocates sometimes get miffed when you refer to a patent or copyright as a monopoly privilege granted by the state (see m

George Bragues is the head of the business program at the University of Guelph-Humber in Toronto, Canada.

Opponents of intellectual property often point out that modern patent and copyright are purely legislated, artificial schemes.

Last year I discussed Randy Barnett’s proposed constitutional amendment in Randy Barnett’s Prop

Robert Lawson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at Auburn University.

Robert Higgs is a Senior Fellow in Political Economy at the Independent Institute and is the editor of Independent Review.

The case against IP is not hard to make; patent and copyright (say) are artificial state-granted monopoly privileges that undercut and invade prope