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A true libertarian would respond that in Libertopia, IP rights are enforced by the owners themselves, at gunpoint. i.e. if you steal someone else's IP you can e
by Analemma_ 5y ago
A true libertarian would respond that in Libertopia, IP rights are enforced by the owners themselves, at gunpoint. i.e. if you steal someone else's IP you can expect an unfriendly visit from a private militia. But they would concede we're a little ways out from that point and we have to go one step at a time.
- ulzeraj 5y agoAs far as I know a true libertarian wouldn't care about IP because a piece of code or song can be copied infinitely with little effort therefore isn't scarce like property or an object. I think the fact that you can pretty much download every Austrian economic book for free from the Mises Institute website makes this clear. Note: I don't want to discuss politics. I don't care if you think its wrong or you don't like left or wing wing libertarians if that's a thing. I'm just stating what I know. Please keep your opinions about "the one true anarchist" to yourself.
- mcguire 5y agoFortunately (in many ways), economists are not required to make a living from the proceeds of their writing. Do you happen to know of a libertarian economist who has specifically come out against property rights, and who has a book available from the Mises Institute? I might feel the urge to create a book this weekend.
- notJim 5y agoSo the utopian vision is that whoever has the bigger or better army gets the rewards?
- s1artibartfast 5y agoyou are conflating libertarians with anarcho-capitalists. Libertarians see a purpose and function to the government, while the latter does not. There are areas where the political philosophies blend and overlap, but they are distinct.