intellectual property

“Introduction” to J. Neil Schulman’s Origitent: Why Original Content is Property

[Temporary revised version of the Introduction (pdf) prepared for the forthcoming Legal Foundations of a Free Society; to be updated upon publication] [Temporary revised version of “Conversation with Schulman about Logorights and Media-Carried Property” (pdf) prepared for the forthcoming Legal Foundations of a Free Society; to be updated upon publication] I wrote the “Introduction” (really, […]

The “If you own something, that implies that you can sell it; if you sell something, that implies you must own it first” Fallacies

From my July 20, 2014 Daily Bell interview by Anthony Wile, “Stephan Kinsella on Libertarian Legal Theory, Self-Ownership and Drug Laws.” I have to point this out so many times over and over to people, that I thought I’d put it in a separate post. Update: See Stephan Kinsella, “Selling Does Not Imply Ownership, and Vice-Versa: […]

KOL244 | “YOUR WELCOME” with Michael Malice Ep. 001: Intellectual Property, Prostate Cancer

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 244. From my recent appearance on the first episode of rising libertarian and media star Michael Malice’s “Your Welcome” show on his new network, GaS Digital (consider subscribing–libertarian Dave Smith also has a great show on the network–I just did). I was in New York for the weekend, he was rebooting […]

KOL243 | Libertarian Christians Podcast with Norman Horn: Intellectual Property

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 243. From my recent appearance on the Libertarian Christians podcast, discussing (what else) IP, with host Norman Horn from May 22, 2018. See also KOL388 | Cantus Firmus with Cody Cook: Against Intellectual Property, and “Libertarians and the Catholic Church on Intellectual Property Laws” (2012) and links therein. Youtube:  

The U.S. – China Tariff Dispute Is Really About Protecting US Global Corporate Dominance

There is a lot of concern over the possibility of a trade war between China and the U.S. In early April, President Trump announced that his administration was considering levying $100 billion of additional tariffs on Chinese exports, after the Chinese government responded to a previously proposed U.S. tariff hike on Chinese goods of $50 billion by announcing its own equivalent tariff hikes on U.S. exports. And the Chinese government has made clear it will again respond in kind if these new tariffs are actually imposed.
So, what’s it all about?

KOL241 | Dave Smith’s Part of the Problem Show: Libertarian Property Theory

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 241. I was a guest yesterday (3/26/18) on Dave Smith’s podcast. His description: “Talking Libertarian Legal philosophy with Stephan Kinsella. Topics include how the court systems could work without government and why intellectual property isn’t real.” We discussed a wide-ranging but fairly high-level array of libertarian theory issues, including how […]