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	** [http://freenation.org/a/f31l1.html The Libertarian Case Against Intellectual Property Rights] by Roderick T. Long, 1995		** [http://freenation.org/a/f31l1.html The Libertarian Case Against Intellectual Property Rights] by Roderick T. Long, 1995
	** {{md\|6530\|Intellectual Property is Not True Property\|David S. D'Amato\|September 2013}}		** {{md\|6530\|Intellectual Property is Not True Property\|David S. D'Amato\|September 2013}}
			** [http://c4sif.org/2013/10/bohm-bawerk-on-copyright/ Böhm-Bawerk on Patent and Copyright] by Stephan Kinsella, October 2013

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	** [http://blog.mises.org/14752/the-mountain-of-ip-legislation/ The Mountain of IP Legislation] by Stephan Kinsella, November 2010, a summary of US and international legislation		** [http://blog.mises.org/14752/the-mountain-of-ip-legislation/ The Mountain of IP Legislation] by Stephan Kinsella, November 2010, a summary of US and international legislation
	** [http://freenation.org/a/f31l1.html The Libertarian Case Against Intellectual Property Rights] by Roderick T. Long, 1995		** [http://freenation.org/a/f31l1.html The Libertarian Case Against Intellectual Property Rights] by Roderick T. Long, 1995
			** {{md\|6530\|Intellectual Property is Not True Property\|David S. D'Amato\|September 2013}}

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	[[Wendy McElroy]] is opposed to IP and has written several articles countering the Rothbardian view of copyright by contract and the natural rights view of IP. These articles can be found at the [[Daily Anarchist]]		[[Wendy McElroy]] is opposed to IP and has written several articles countering the Rothbardian view of copyright by contract and the natural rights view of IP. These articles can be found at the [[Daily Anarchist]]

	[[Benjamin Tucker]] also opposed IP.		[[Benjamin Tucker]] also opposed IP.{{Fact}}

	==Arguments in favor of intellectual property==		==Arguments in favor of intellectual property==

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	*[[Ayn Rand]] was an enthusiastic supporter of intellectual property, although she admitted that it would, if held in perpetuity, lead to the "unearned support of parasitism."<ref>{{cite book\|title=Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal\|author=Rand, Ayn\|chapter=Patents and Copyrights}}</ref>		*[[Ayn Rand]] was an enthusiastic supporter of intellectual property, although she admitted that it would, if held in perpetuity, lead to the "unearned support of parasitism."<ref>{{cite book\|title=Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal\|author=Rand, Ayn\|chapter=Patents and Copyrights}}</ref>
	* Morris and Linda Tannehill supported intellectual property.<ref>{{cite book\|quote=A man's life is made up of time, so when he invests his time in material or intellectual property (ideas) he is investing parts of his life, thereby making that property an extension of his life. The right to property is part of the right to life.\|author=Morris and Linda Tannehill\|title=The Market for Liberty\|chapter=Man and Society}}</ref>		* Morris and Linda Tannehill supported intellectual property.<ref>{{cite book\|quote=A man's life is made up of time, so when he invests his time in material or intellectual property (ideas) he is investing parts of his life, thereby making that property an extension of his life. The right to property is part of the right to life.\|author=Morris and Linda Tannehill\|title=The Market for Liberty\|chapter=Man and Society}}</ref>
			[[Wendy McElroy]] is opposed to IP and has written several articles countering the Rothbardian view of copyright by contract and the natural rights view of IP. These articles can be found at the [[Daily Anarchist]]

			[[Benjamin Tucker]] also opposed IP.

	==Arguments in favor of intellectual property==		==Arguments in favor of intellectual property==

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			{{See also\|Intellectual property learning materials}}

	'''Intellectual property''' ('''IP''') is a broad concept that covers several types of legally recognized [[right]]s arising from some type of intellectual creativity, or that are otherwise related to [[idea]]s. IP rights are rights to intangible things—to ideas, as expressed (copyrights), or as embodied in a practical		'''Intellectual property''' ('''IP''') is a broad concept that covers several types of legally recognized [[right]]s arising from some type of intellectual creativity, or that are otherwise related to [[idea]]s. IP rights are rights to intangible things—to ideas, as expressed (copyrights), or as embodied in a practical
	implementation (patents).<ref name="Kinsella_IP">Stephan Kinsella. [[Against Intellectual Property]], page 9. Referenced 2011-09-07.</ref>		implementation (patents).<ref name="Kinsella_IP">Stephan Kinsella. [[Against Intellectual Property]], page 9. Referenced 2011-09-07.</ref>
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	==Effects and costs of IP==		==Effects and costs of IP==
	{{See also\|Costs of Intellectual property}}		{{See also\|Costs of Intellectual property\|Argumentation:Software patents}}

	Three things stand out in the case of arguments in favor of intellectual monopoly. First, all other things are never equal. A system of intellectual monopoly may well increase the amount of money that an innovator can make by selling his idea – but it also raises the cost of producing that idea. The innovator must pay all the other monopolists more to use their ideas in creating his own. The system also creates a variety of other costs – innovators must engage in costly patent searches to make sure they are not infringing existing patents – and the substantial legal and court fees earned by lawyers are all part of the cost of operating a system of intellectual monopoly. Because of all these costs, a system of intellectual monopoly may well lead to less innovation than a competitive system. Second, [[monopoly]] is not widely viewed as the friend of innovation – the Eastern European state monopolies being only the most extreme of many examples. So we may well wonder if creating monopolies is really a good way to increase innovation. Finally – if intellectual monopoly is a good idea then it ''must be'' because it increases innovation – and given all its costs, it must increase innovation substantially over the competitive system. There seems to be no evidence it does so.<ref name="Boldrin_First_Mover">Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine. [[Against Intellectual Monopoly]], Chapter 7, p. 168-169.</ref>		Three things stand out in the case of arguments in favor of intellectual monopoly. First, all other things are never equal. A system of intellectual monopoly may well increase the amount of money that an innovator can make by selling his idea – but it also raises the cost of producing that idea. The innovator must pay all the other monopolists more to use their ideas in creating his own. The system also creates a variety of other costs – innovators must engage in costly patent searches to make sure they are not infringing existing patents – and the substantial legal and court fees earned by lawyers are all part of the cost of operating a system of intellectual monopoly. Because of all these costs, a system of intellectual monopoly may well lead to less innovation than a competitive system. Second, [[monopoly]] is not widely viewed as the friend of innovation – the Eastern European state monopolies being only the most extreme of many examples. So we may well wonder if creating monopolies is really a good way to increase innovation. Finally – if intellectual monopoly is a good idea then it ''must be'' because it increases innovation – and given all its costs, it must increase innovation substantially over the competitive system. There seems to be no evidence it does so.<ref name="Boldrin_First_Mover">Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine. [[Against Intellectual Monopoly]], Chapter 7, p. 168-169.</ref>

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	** {{md\|2632\|Is Intellectual Property the Key to Success?\|[[Jeffrey A. Tucker]]\|July 2007}}		** {{md\|2632\|Is Intellectual Property the Key to Success?\|[[Jeffrey A. Tucker]]\|July 2007}}
	** [http://blog.mises.org/14752/the-mountain-of-ip-legislation/ The Mountain of IP Legislation] by Stephan Kinsella, November 2010, a summary of US and international legislation		** [http://blog.mises.org/14752/the-mountain-of-ip-legislation/ The Mountain of IP Legislation] by Stephan Kinsella, November 2010, a summary of US and international legislation
			** [http://freenation.org/a/f31l1.html The Libertarian Case Against Intellectual Property Rights] by Roderick T. Long, 1995

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	ideas. This skews resources away from theoretical R&D. It is not clear that society is better off with relatively more practical invention and relatively less theoretical research and development. Additionally, many inventions are patented for defensive reasons, resulting in patent lawyers’ salaries and patent office fees. This large overhead would be unnecessary if there were no patents. In the absence of patent laws, for example, companies would not spend money obtaining or defending against ridiculous patents.<ref name="Kinsella_Effects">Stephan Kinsella. [[Against Intellectual Property]], page 14-15, 22. Referenced 2011-09-10.</ref>		ideas. This skews resources away from theoretical R&D. It is not clear that society is better off with relatively more practical invention and relatively less theoretical research and development. Additionally, many inventions are patented for defensive reasons, resulting in patent lawyers’ salaries and patent office fees. This large overhead would be unnecessary if there were no patents. In the absence of patent laws, for example, companies would not spend money obtaining or defending against ridiculous patents.<ref name="Kinsella_Effects">Stephan Kinsella. [[Against Intellectual Property]], page 14-15, 22. Referenced 2011-09-10.</ref>

	In the US, authors have a copyright in their original works of authorship as soon as they write them, automatically, courtesy of federal law. No copyright notice is required. No copyright registration is required. The right is there, independently of the wishes of the author. There is also no clear and good way to dedicate a work to the [[public domain]].<ref name="Kinsella_sticky">Stephan Kinsella. [http://blog.mises.org/9240/copyright-is-very-sticky/ "Copyright is very sticky!"], ''Mises Institute'', January 14, 2009. Referenced 2011-09-17.</ref>		In the US, authors have a copyright in their original works of authorship as soon as they write them, automatically, courtesy of federal law. No copyright notice is required. No copyright registration is required. The right is there, independently of the wishes of the author. There is also no clear and good way to dedicate a work to the [[public domain]].<ref name="Kinsella_sticky">Stephan Kinsella. [http://blog.mises.org/9240/copyright-is-very-sticky/ "Copyright is very sticky!"], ''Mises Institute'', January 14, 2009. Referenced 2011-09-17.</ref> In an attempt to address this problem, the [[Creative Commons]] created a CC0, or "No Rights Reserved" designation.<ref>{{cite web\|title=
			About CC0 — “No Rights Reserved”\|url=http://creativecommons.org/about/cc0\|author=Creative Commons}}</ref>

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	==Links==		==Links==
			{{store\|http://mises.org/store/Against-Intellectual-Monopoly-P552.aspx\|Against Intellectual Monopoly}}
			{{Store\|http://mises.org/store/Against-Intellectual-Property-P523.aspx\|Against Intellectual Property}}
			{{Academy\|http://academy.mises.org/courses/ip-reconsidered-intellectual-property-austrian-economics-and-libertarian-theory\|Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics\|http://academy.mises.org/courses/obama-patent-reform/\|Obama's Patent Reform: Improvement or Continuing Calamity?}}

	* [http://www.dklevine.com/general/intellectual/intellectual.htm Intellectual Property Page] resources compiled by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine		* [http://www.dklevine.com/general/intellectual/intellectual.htm Intellectual Property Page] resources compiled by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine
	* [http://questioncopyright.org/ QuestionCopyright.org], a nonprofit organization		* [http://questioncopyright.org/ QuestionCopyright.org], a nonprofit organization
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			* Related courses
			** [http://academy.mises.org/courses/ip-reconsidered-intellectual-property-austrian-economics-and-libertarian-theory/ Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics] [[Mises Academy]] course by [[Stephan Kinsella]]
			** [http://academy.mises.org/courses/obama-patent-reform/ Obama's Patent Reform: Improvement or Continuing Calamity?] [[Mises Academy]] course by Stephan Kinsella

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	*[[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[F. A. Hayek]] were largely opposed to intellectual property.		*[[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[F. A. Hayek]] were largely opposed to intellectual property.
	*[[Ayn Rand]] was an enthusiastic supporter of intellectual property, although she admitted that it would, if held in perpetuity, lead to the "unearned support of parasitism."<ref>{{cite book\|title=Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal\|author=Rand, Ayn\|chapter=Patents and Copyrights}}</ref>		*[[Ayn Rand]] was an enthusiastic supporter of intellectual property, although she admitted that it would, if held in perpetuity, lead to the "unearned support of parasitism."<ref>{{cite book\|title=Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal\|author=Rand, Ayn\|chapter=Patents and Copyrights}}</ref>
	*[[Morris and Linda Tannehill]] supported intellectual property.<ref>{{cite book\|quote=A man's life is made up of time, so when he invests his time in material or intellectual property (ideas) he is investing parts of his life, thereby making that property an extension of his life. The right to property is part of the right to life.\|author=Morris and Linda Tannehill\|title=The Market for Liberty\|chapter=Man and Society}}</ref>		* Morris and Linda Tannehill supported intellectual property.<ref>{{cite book\|quote=A man's life is made up of time, so when he invests his time in material or intellectual property (ideas) he is investing parts of his life, thereby making that property an extension of his life. The right to property is part of the right to life.\|author=Morris and Linda Tannehill\|title=The Market for Liberty\|chapter=Man and Society}}</ref>

	==Arguments in favor of intellectual property==		==Arguments in favor of intellectual property==

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	*[[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[F. A. Hayek]] were largely opposed to intellectual property.		*[[Ludwig von Mises]] and [[F. A. Hayek]] were largely opposed to intellectual property.
	*[[Ayn Rand]] was an enthusiastic supporter of intellectual property, although she admitted that it would, if held in perpetuity, lead to the "unearned support of parasitism."<ref>{{cite book\|title=Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal\|author=Rand, Ayn\|chapter=Patents and Copyrights}}</ref>		*[[Ayn Rand]] was an enthusiastic supporter of intellectual property, although she admitted that it would, if held in perpetuity, lead to the "unearned support of parasitism."<ref>{{cite book\|title=Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal\|author=Rand, Ayn\|chapter=Patents and Copyrights}}</ref>
			*[[Morris and Linda Tannehill]] supported intellectual property.<ref>{{cite book\|quote=A man's life is made up of time, so when he invests his time in material or intellectual property (ideas) he is investing parts of his life, thereby making that property an extension of his life. The right to property is part of the right to life.\|author=Morris and Linda Tannehill\|title=The Market for Liberty\|chapter=Man and Society}}</ref>

	==Arguments in favor of intellectual property==		==Arguments in favor of intellectual property==