P Rights as Monopolistic Grants to Overcome the Public Goods Problem
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
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.
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
Peter Zura, in the 271 Patent Blog, notes, in Supreme Cour
Thanks to Henry Manne for passing along this fascinating analysis by Gerard N.