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Something about Ayn Rand's heirs suckling off the government teat of copyright laws for infinite years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peikoff http://en.
by jellicle 13y ago
Something about Ayn Rand's heirs suckling off the government teat of copyright laws for infinite years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peikoff http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peikoff
"Every dollar I have is because the government has forced every single person who wants to read a book I had nothing to do with writing to pay me money. I'm a Libertarian!"
- BlackDeath3 13y agoOh boy... I don't know if you're actually interested in discussing Objectivism or just bashing on Objectivists, but in an effort to stay intellectually-honest you might avoid confusing philosophies with philosophers.
- EarthLaunch 13y agoThat's not an actual quote. From the very article you linked: > He also continues Rand's opposition to libertarianism, remaining sharply opposed to any description of Objectivist political philosophy as "libertarian" and to any collaboration with most libertarian groups. He has been critical of American foreign policy, including both neoconservative and libertarian views as self-sacrificial. I will point out that your calling copyright laws "the government teat" is a Libertarian view that IP rights are coercive. Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff both argue that proper IP laws are non-coercive. For that reason and others, Objectivists don't want to be associated with Libertarians.