A Libertarian Critique of Intellectual Property

<div class="group-left col-xs-4 col-xs-4 col-xs-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: left; color: #494e54; float: left; font-family: myriad-pro, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; position: relative; width: 192.65625px;"> <div class="image img-responsive border-secondary" style="border-top-color: rgb(56, 112, 158); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 8px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin-top: 5px; max-width: 100%;"> <img alt="A Libertarian Critique of Intellectual Property by Butler Shaffer" height="165" src="https://mises.org/sites/default/files/styles/list_teaser/public/static-page/img/A%20Libertarian%20Critique%20of%20Intellectual%20Property_Shaffer_20141030.jpg?itok=sqcl7o3n" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 172.65625px;" title="A Libertarian Critique of Intellectual Property by Butler Shaffer" typeof="foaf:Image" width="240" /></div> <div class="tags" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #788086; font-size: 11px; padding-top: 5px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://mises.org/topics/legal-system" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #788086; text-decoration: none;">Legal System</a></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://mises.org/austrian-school/private-property" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #788086; text-decoration: none;">Private Property</a></span></div> </div> <div class="group-right col-xs-8 col-xs-8" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #494e54; float: left; font-family: myriad-pro, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; min-height: 1px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; position: relative; width: 385.328125px;"> <h2 class="teaser-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00426b; font-family: crimson_text, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 12.5px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"> <a href="https://mises.org/library/libertarian-critique-intellectual-property-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #38709e; text-decoration: none;">A Libertarian Critique of Intellectual Property</a></h2> <br /> <section class="group-date-author" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="date" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00426b; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase;">JUNE 11, 2014&nbsp;</span><span class="author" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://mises.org/profile/butler-shaffer" rel="author" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00426b; text-decoration: none;">Butler Shaffer</a></span></span></section><br /> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.5px;"> In this monograph, Butler Shaffer addresses an important question that has aroused much interest among libertarians: What is the status of intellectual property? Are patents and copyrights legitimate? This is a major contribution to libertarian legal theory and an indispensable guide to a vital topic.</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.5px;"> Narrated by Clay Barnett. Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).</div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.5px;"> <span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.5px;"> <span style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://mp3.anarchistphilosophies.com/LibertarianCritiqueIP.mp3" style="background-color: #38709e; background-image: none; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-color: rgb(56, 112, 158); border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; box-sizing: border-box; color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 6px 10px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: middle; white-space: nowrap;" title="A Libertarian Critique of Intellectual Property.mp3" type="audio/mpeg; length=28517068">Download audio file</a></div> <div class="read-more" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; text-transform: uppercase;"> <a href="https://mises.org/library/libertarian-critique-intellectual-property-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #788086; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;">READ MORE</a></div> </div>