Intellectual “Property” Versus Real Property
Posted in The Goal Is Freedom on 12 June 2009
Stats: 2,572 views and 87 Comments Intellectual “property” (IP) is a sleeper issue. It seems uncontroversial: Someone invents or writes something and therefore owns it. What could be plainer? But IP contains the power to destroy liberty. IP isn’t merely about rock bands preventing kids from sharing MP3s over the Internet. (See "Weird Al" Yankovic's musical commentary, ...
Posted in The Goal Is Freedom on 12 June 2009
Stats: 2,572 views and 87 Comments Intellectual “property” (IP) is a sleeper issue. It seems uncontroversial: Someone invents or writes something and therefore owns it. What could be plainer? But IP contains the power to destroy liberty. IP isn’t merely about rock bands preventing kids from sharing MP3s over the Internet. (See "Weird Al" Yankovic's musical commentary, ...
Human Rights vs. Property Rights
Posted in Cliches of Socialism on 2 June 2009
Stats: 449 views and No Comments "Tricky phrases with favorable meaning and emotional appeal are being used today to imply a distinction between property rights and human rights. "By implication, there are two sets of rights--one belonging to human beings and the other property. Since human beings are more important, it is natural for the unwary to ...
Posted in Cliches of Socialism on 2 June 2009
Stats: 449 views and No Comments "Tricky phrases with favorable meaning and emotional appeal are being used today to imply a distinction between property rights and human rights. "By implication, there are two sets of rights--one belonging to human beings and the other property. Since human beings are more important, it is natural for the unwary to ...
