“How Intellectual Property Hampers the Free Market,” The Freeman (May 25, 2011), republished as “How to Slow Economic Progress,” Mises Daily (June 1, 2011) (archived comments below).
This article was based on my talk “How Intellectual Property Hampers Capitalism,” Mises Institute Supporters’ Summit 2010: “The Economic Recovery: Washington’s Big Lie” (Oct. 9 2010, Auburn Alabama). The talk is available at KOL061 | “How Intellectual Property Hampers Capitalism” (Mises Institute 2010).
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May 26, 2011 at 10:19 am-
What is the point of doing science, if science can’t be privatized in principle, just by the way of its own nature?
May 26, 2011 at 2:35 pm-
I was being sarcastic, if you couldn’t tell.
But what’s the point in creating if you can’t secure monopoly rights? Creative thinking just isn’t taught in schools.