Intellectual Property - Right or Myth?

Thoughts on intellectual property from a libertarian perspective.

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• market
• anarchism
• libertarianism
• intellectual
• property
• copyright
• patent
• self-ownership

[stealthswimmer]

Yeah I know that. And using someone's idea isn't "stealing." If that were the case then only one company would be able to make a computer.

And yeah you can make an improved version of something...like if it costs less to make, that's improved as well, as far as I'm concerned, yet it's still protected by patent.

And a corporation doesn't "steal" your work, they can simply put the same concept to use, which is great because consumers benefit.

[stealthswimmer]

Yeah....so it's as justifiable as having a 17-year dictatorship ( some countries used to have dictatorships during times of war).

Point is that the government should never be granting any company a monopoly. If a monopoly naturally arises, then that's fine(though it's unlikely to be sustained very long due to monopoly profits luring in competition) because it means that business rose to the top by satisfying the consumers in a sustainable way.

:-)

[TheCrazyFinn]

This is why I'm taking my ideas to grave with me. =)

[blastfamy915]

good vid

[cincofone]

@Mike10four That's a fallacious argument to make - our rights our not given to us from nature. Our rights are pretty much what society allows us to do and get away with.

I found a really good video on the subject once, I'll see if you can find it again. You're pretty much just declaring something as truth without any evidence or reasoning behind it, you should be very skeptical of ideas like that!

[klaykid117]

everones mind belongs to me and im allowed to kill who I want

[Mike10four]

@MaikUniversum Well, that is something you have to deal with. But if you are ever skeptical of our unalienable Rights perhaps, my channel video may help.

[MaikUniversum]

@Mike10four I am also skeptical about my skepticism. That's not an issue to me :)

[Mike10four]

@MaikUniversum I may have misinterpreted your comment however, our unalienable Rights are part of the Laws of Nature, they apply to all life and you should not be “skeptical” of them.

[MaikUniversum]

@Mike10four I don't believe in IP, why are you saying me that? Iwas only quoting one person. Anyway, I am skeptical about natural rights either, though, I do not oppose them completely. I hold IP as state made privilege.

[Mike10four]

@MaikUniversum The only Rights we have are our “unalienable Rights.” A deeper understanding of these Rights materializes through the prism of science (see my channel video). Protection of intellectual property is defined by manmade law. Laws are a function of government and are not equal; also man does not equally follow manmade laws. Hence, intellectual property is not a right. It is one’s responsibility to protect a good idea. If your property is musical software, good luck.