05.15.10
Famous ‘IP’ Lawyer Argues Against Patent and Copyright Law (Video)
Summary: Software patents, patents in general, and even some aspects of copyright law are subjected to tough scrutiny by Stephan Kinsella at the Ludwig von Mises Institute
IN THE following talk, Kinsella proposes shortening copyright/patent terms (one of the proposed solutions). He gives many ridiculous patents as examples of the system’s absurdity and suggests changing the name/term “intellectual property” (both the issue of “intellectual” and “property” are challenged because both words are improper).
“I think right now the patent system helps the large companies much more than the small companies.”
–Stephan KinsellaKinsella calls patents a “government-granted privilege that protects patterns” and insists that “information is not an own-able thing, it’s a pattern.” He also says: “I think right now the patent system helps the large companies much more than the small companies. I think the small companies can just be terrorised by the large companies.”
Great insights.
As means of sticking to current copyright laws and adhering to fair use doctrine (teaser to the full presentation), we made available the first part of his talk in Ogg Theora format.
Here is the full talk (as Flash):
It would be nice to have the entire talk as Ogg Theora, as means of avoiding patents. █
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nskinsella said,
May 15, 2010 at 6:49 am
Dr. Schestowitz,
Thanks for the kind words and plug. Your readers may also be interested in the following:
My speech “Intellectual Property and Libertarianism,” Mises University 2009, available at http://www.stephankinsella.com/media/.
My Against Intellectual Property monograph, available for free (also in audiobook format) at the same site
also: “The Case Against IP: A Concise Guide,”
http://www.stephankinsella.com/publications/