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Kinsella, a legal professional in the area of IP in the US, covers the legal and historical context surrounding IP and comes to similar conclusions. In short, h
by ndefinite 15y ago
Kinsella, a legal professional in the area of IP in the US, covers the legal and historical context surrounding IP and comes to similar conclusions. In short, he concludes, you cannot have Intellectual Property rights without restricting someone else's Physical Property rights; IP is fundamentally at odds with Physical Property rights.
True to form, his book is available for free in digital formats: http://mises.org/resources/3582/Against-Intellectual-Property http://mises.org/resources/3582/Against-Intellectual-Propert...
And audio: http://blog.mises.org/11717/against-intellectual-property-audiobook-version/ http://blog.mises.org/11717/against-intellectual-property-au...
EDIT: clarified that Kinsella is a lawyer and knows this subject well
- liuliu 15y agoIt reminds me the Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser case, in which, the IP on GMOs is clearly at odds with the land property rights of the owner.