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'''''Against Intellectual Monopoly''''' is a book written by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine. | '''''Against Intellectual Monopoly''''' is a book written by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine. The text details the utilitarian case against [[intellectual property]], arguing that neither [[copyright]] nor [[patent]] are part of the [[free market]] order, but rather they are the product of [[positive law]], a modern invention of [[the state]], and one that is the enemy of technological progress. | ||
The authors argue that intellectual property is a misnomer; that the term [[monopoly]] is more accurate and the text examines the institution the same way all monopolies are examined in economic literature. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/againstfinal.htm Final online version] [http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/papers/imbookfinalall.pdf (PDF)] | * [http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/againstfinal.htm Final online version] [http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/papers/imbookfinalall.pdf (PDF)] | ||
** [http://mises.org/daily/3280 Excerpt from Chapter 1] "James Watt: Monopolist" | |||
* Articles, essays and reviews | * Articles, essays and reviews | ||
** Mises Review: [http://mises.org/misesreview_detail.aspx?control=354 "Against Intellectual Monopoly"] by [[David Gordon]], 2009 | ** Mises Review: [http://mises.org/misesreview_detail.aspx?control=354 "Against Intellectual Monopoly"] by [[David Gordon]], 2009 | ||
** [http://mises.org/daily/5108 "Ideas, Free and Unfree: A Book Commentary"] by [[Jeffrey A. Tucker]] | ** [http://mises.org/daily/5108 "Ideas, Free and Unfree: A Book Commentary"] by [[Jeffrey A. Tucker]], March 2011 <small>(collection of [http://blog.mises.org/9393/the-complete-live-blog-of-boldrin-and-levine/ live blog entries from 2009])</small> | ||
** [http://blog.mises.org/10014 "Intellectual Monopoly is an Unnecessary Evil"] by Art Carden, May 2009 | ** [http://blog.mises.org/10014 "Intellectual Monopoly is an Unnecessary Evil"] by Art Carden, May 2009 | ||
** [http://mises.org/daily/3864 "If You Believe in IP, How Do You Teach Others?"] by Jeffrey A. Tucker, November 2009 | |||
** [http://blog.mises.org/11197 "The patent system: End it, don’t mend it"] by David K. Levine, Michele Boldrin, December 2009 | |||
* Other media | |||
** [http://mises.org/media/3044/media.aspx?action=author&ID=380 "Against Intellectual Monopoly"] interview with Michele Boldrin, March 2009 | |||
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Revision as of 14:43, 7 June 2011
| Against Intellectual Monopoly | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine |
| Country | United States |
| Subject(s) | Economics |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication date |
2005 (online, 1st edition) 2008 (print) |
| Media type | Print, Digital |
| Pages | 298 p. |
| ISBN | 9780521879286 |
| OCLC Number | 187300457 |
Against Intellectual Monopoly is a book written by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine. The text details the utilitarian case against intellectual property, arguing that neither copyright nor patent are part of the free market order, but rather they are the product of positive law, a modern invention of the state, and one that is the enemy of technological progress.
The authors argue that intellectual property is a misnomer; that the term monopoly is more accurate and the text examines the institution the same way all monopolies are examined in economic literature.
See also
Links
- Final online version (PDF)
- Excerpt from Chapter 1 "James Watt: Monopolist"
- Articles, essays and reviews
- Mises Review: "Against Intellectual Monopoly" by David Gordon, 2009
- "Ideas, Free and Unfree: A Book Commentary" by Jeffrey A. Tucker, March 2011 (collection of live blog entries from 2009)
- "Intellectual Monopoly is an Unnecessary Evil" by Art Carden, May 2009
- "If You Believe in IP, How Do You Teach Others?" by Jeffrey A. Tucker, November 2009
- "The patent system: End it, don’t mend it" by David K. Levine, Michele Boldrin, December 2009
- Other media
- "Against Intellectual Monopoly" interview with Michele Boldrin, March 2009