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Update: Bionic Mosquito replied to me in the comments of the latest post on his blog mentioned here and suggested that I left out context to one of his comments, and that I did not include the link to the Hoppe quote from the piece that he originally quoted. I have made those updates and added a bit...
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I hadn't thought about it before, but it's kind of suprising we don't have more threads concerning IP. But then again, there isn't a whole lot of publicized news concerning the subject (unless you're looking for it, which Kinsella and Oliva used to keep us in the loop on at the blog...
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I found this to be a really great article about copyright from an anti-IP advocate who obviously has no real theoretical education on the subject. It's interesting to see how the argument is made from the perspective of someone who is exposed to the ills of government in this form and just knows...
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From the Mises Blog : This pending PROTECT IP Act is very scary stuff. I am afraid it’s going to pass. It will result in a huge increase in governmental censorship of the Internet, requiring all American ISPs to block certain domains, thus depriving Americans of access to “censored”...
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[quote user="Wunderwaffe"]I'm a bit confused by the reason behind this proposed piece of legisation. A part of me says that this law will do nothing to prevent, stop or have others think twice about capturing, sharing or uploading streamed videos. The other says that the markets can do...
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[quote user="Eugene"]The point is that homesteading is also a process of creation. You gain ownership over a resource if you manage to make something useful out of it . Intellectual work is another form of creation, and I believe property rights should encompass intellectual creation as well...
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Land claims are an example of intellectual property. [quote] Intellectual property ( IP ) is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law . [ 1 ] While these rights are not actually...
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So I am in an odd place... I adhere wholly to the libertarian viewpoint that "IP" is actually an unethical state monopoly, but I am an entrepreneur in an industry (videogames) where it's tough to find people who agree, and even harder to convince them that this is a sustainable practice...
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So I am honestly looking for holes in my reasoning, I want to be persuaded if I am wrong. Does anyone see anything wrong with my conclusions? I am concerned with rights/justice. I am convinced that property rights are economically costly. If my question is redundant can you please point me in the direction...
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Would the Dark Knight spread fear for those who copy music, use trademarks illegally, or break patent laws? Or would he say "Screw it, the Joker's more important."