Glen Tenney's Online Resources
Topic: Intellectual Property 


 

The Fallacy of Intellectual Property

By Daniel Krawisz

A nice short summary of the case against patents and copyrights. (5 pages, 2009)

Against Intellectual Monopoly

By Michele Boldrin and David Levine

2008, a full book with several chapters

The Three Stages of Invention

By Nicholas Snow

Frederic Bastiat’s indirect (and sometimes direct) discussion of patents is put forth by Snow in this article. His conclusion is that patent laws tend to disrupt the market processes involved in products as they mature and become common-place.  (3 pages, 2006)

There’s No Such Thing as a Free Patent

By N. Stephan Kinsella

2005, 3 pages

Would the Absence of Copyright Laws Significantly Affect the Quality and Quantity of Literary Output? A Response to Julio Cole

By Paul Cleveland

2001, 6 pages

Would the Absence of Copyright Laws Significantly Affect the Quality and Quanity of Literary Output?

By Julio Cole

2001, 6 pages

Against Intellectual Property

By N. Stephan Kinsella

2001, 53 pages

 

 

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