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* [https://freecapitalists.org/books/against-intellectual-property/ Full text at the Liberty Archive] | * [https://freecapitalists.org/books/against-intellectual-property/ Full text at the Liberty Archive] | ||
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* {{mr|3582|Document page}} (including full text) | * {{mr|3582|Document page}} (including full text) | ||
** Full text ([http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/against-intellectual-property/ HTML]) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/7511095/Against-Intellectual-Property-by-Stephan-Kinsella- Scribd])([ | ** Full text ([http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/against-intellectual-property/ HTML]) ([http://www.scribd.com/doc/7511095/Against-Intellectual-Property-by-Stephan-Kinsella- Scribd])([https://freecapitalists.org/journals/jls/15-2-1/ PDF] <small>in [[Journal of Libertarian Studies]]</small>) | ||
** [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=category&ID=226 Audiobook] read by Jock Coats ([http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/mises.org.3267813056 iTunes U]) ([http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/AgainstIntellectualProperty.mp3 MP3]) ([http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/AgainstIntellectualProperty.m4b M4B]) | ** [http://mises.org/media.aspx?action=category&ID=226 Audiobook] read by Jock Coats ([http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/mises.org.3267813056 iTunes U]) ([http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/AgainstIntellectualProperty.mp3 MP3]) ([http://www.stephankinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/media/AgainstIntellectualProperty.m4b M4B]) | ||
** [http://blog.mises.org/11243/against-intellectual-property-in-italian/ Italian translation] | ** [http://blog.mises.org/11243/against-intellectual-property-in-italian/ Italian translation] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:21, 16 August 2026
| Against Intellectual Property | |
|---|---|
 Against Intellectual Property | |
| Author(s) | N. Stephan Kinsella |
| Country | United States |
| Subject(s) | Libertarian theory, Legal theory |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Ludwig von Mises Institute |
| Publication date | 2008 |
| Media type | Print, Digital |
| Pages | 70 p. |
| ISBN | 9781933550329 |
| OCLC Number | 708662319 |
Against Intellectual Property is a monograph written by Stephan Kinsella that makes the case that intellectual property (IP) is wrong on a moral basis. This takes a step away from the usual debate about IP, which is more focused on how to maximize creativity or the artist's earnings.
Reviews
"I was very skeptical about the anti-IP position before reading this book. However, Kinsella does a masterful job of explaining the illegitimacy of "intellectual" property and how IP is wholly incompatible with private property rights. And although he presents the utilitarian arguments, the ultimate defense of his position is not (much to the chagrin of the Rand worshipers here who probably have not read the book, despite it being available for free on mises.org) utilitarian in nature."
See also
Links
- Document page at Mises.org (including full text)
- Full text (HTML) (Scribd)(PDF in Journal of Libertarian Studies)
- Audiobook read by Jock Coats (iTunes U) (MP3) (M4B)
- Italian translation
- Against Intellectual Property at stephankinsella.com
- Intellectual Property at Mises.org - list of IP related sources
- Selected Supplementary Material for Against Intellectual Property
- Articles, essays and reviews
- "The Fight against Intellectual Property" by Jacob H. Huebert
- "The Case Against IP: A Concise Guide" by Stephan Kinsella, September 2009
- "Mises on Intellectual Property" by Stephan Kinsella, February 2009
- Other media
- "Ideas Are Free: The Case Against Intellectual Property" lecture by Stephan Kinsella, June 2010 (transcript published at Mises.org)
- The Ethical Case Against Intellectual Property lecture by David Koepsell
- Kinsella Intellectual Property discussion on Freedomain Radio Book Club
- Related courses
- Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics Mises Academy course by Stephan Kinsella
- Obama's Patent Reform: Improvement or Continuing Calamity? Mises Academy course by Stephan Kinsella