From the Mises Blog; archived comments below. State Antitrust (anti-monopoly) law versus state IP (pro-monopoly) law 11/12/2010 Stephan Kinsella As discussed in previous posts, the state grants monopolies (patents and copyright) then penalizes companies for using (“abusing”) them, in contravention of state antitrust law–so that there is a “tension” between these state laws.1 (And of […]
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