KOL375 Mentally Unscripted 55 Why IP Laws Destroy Innovation & How Creatives Can Profit Without Them
Channel: N. Stephan Kinsella
Date: 2022-02-11

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 375.
https://www.stephankinsella.com/paf-podcast/kol375-mentally-unscripted-ep55-ip-and-innovation/

This is my appearance on Ep.55 of Mentally Unscripted. Recorded Feb. 8, 2022; released Feb. 10, 2022.

Related links:

Examples of Ways Content Creators Can Profit Without Intellectual Property
The Creator-Endorsed Mark as an Alternative to Copyright
Do Business Without Intellectual Property (PDF)
KOL 037 | Locke’s Big Mistake: How the Labor Theory of Property Ruined Political Theory
Locke, Smith, Marx; the Labor Theory of Property and the Labor Theory of Value; and Rothbard, Gordon, and Intellectual Property
Legal Scholars: Thumbs Down on Patent and Copyright
The Overwhelming Empirical Case Against Patent and Copyright
Libertarian Answer Man: Self-ownership for slaves and Crusoe; and Yiannopoulos on Accurate Analysis and the term “Property”
Intellectual Property Rights as Negative Servitudes
Where does IP Rank Among the Worst State Laws?
Patent vs. Copyright: Which is Worse?
On the 3D printing threat to patent law
Copyrighting all the melodies to avoid accidental infringement | Damien Riehl (my comments debunking it on Facebook)
Lost in Space: The Copyright Dilemma
Monkey selfie copyright dispute
David Koepsell, Who Owns You? The Corporate Gold Rush to Patent Your Genes (review; blog)
Conversation with an author about copyright and publishing in a free society (re JK Rowling and Harry Potter movies)
Prohibitions of anti-circumvention technology:
Anti-circumvention (wikipedia)
What is DMCA anti-circumvention?
EFF Asks Appeals Court to Rule DMCA Anti-Circumvention Provisions Violate First Amendment
From their shownotes:

This week, Stefan and Scott welcome Stephan Kinsella to Mentally Unscripted.

Stephan is a brilliant, articulate libertarian legal scholar who explains why the mainstream notion that intellectual property spurs innovation is wrong. He dives in by telling us why IP laws are simply government-issued monopolies that actually impede innovation. He explains why removing IP laws would make us more prosperous. And closes by discussing other innovative ways creators can profit without protectionist laws.

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Guest Information

Stephan’s Website
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Libertarian Theory and Applications
Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom
Top Takeaways

Intellectual Property (IP) is a body of law whose stated purpose is to protect a specific type of private property, such as inventions and creative works but is really a grant of monopoly power by the state.
Instead of spurring innovation and creativity, the monopolistic nature of IP laws stifles new creative output.
IP laws could be repealed today, and entrepreneurs would fill the void with new, innovative ways to earn money from their creations.
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