In a world without copyright, content creators would find ways to connect with fans and give them reasons to buy
Authors: Beware of Copyright by Jeffrey A. Tucker
http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker121.html
The corporate structure wouldn't exist in a free market, so corporate "policy" and litigiousness would disappear
There is no reason for books to be out of print in the digital age, other than publishers having copyright of course
Creative Commons (http://creativecommons.org) is a good step to the elimination of copyright, although it still relies on it
I released Complete Liberty into the public domain; lawyers and legislators be damned
Complete Liberty IP Chapter: http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php
audio version: http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208107
People in general like giving credit where credit is due
Only with governmental "officials" is lying, cheating, and stealing considered normal and ok
At some point or another, people will naturally stop obeying IP edicts
Most people who enjoy creative content want to reward its producers, not the corporate/legal entities in between
All Property Is Intellectual by Russell Madden
http://www.russellmadden.com/property_is_intellectual.html
The Fallacy of Intellectual Property by Daniel Krawisz
http://mises.org/story/3631
Property rights are ascribed based on usage of technological units
Owning the Technological Unit: Land and Air (within Law, Property Rights, and Air Pollution) by Murray Rothbard
http://mises.org/daily/2120#10
Intellectual Property Versus Real Property: What Are Copyrights and What Do They Mean for Liberty? by Sheldon Richman
http://fee.org/articles/tgif/intellectual-property/
A free marketplace contains incentives to be honest and reputable and disincentives to defraud and plagiarize
Honesty--alignment with reality--is a key virtue for human beings; it enables them to trust themselves and others
Ultimately all aspects of our world that can be owned should be owned; "public property" is a contradiction in terms (noted Rand)
Ownership creates accountability and value in the marketplace, as well as efficient allocation of resources
Duplication without conflict (i.e., using one's own property) is the main principle for understanding the fallacy of IP
Fraud charges don't rely on IP, because they deal with deceptive transactions (lack of disclosure) and thus invalid title transfers
You can't "own" your reputation in the marketplace; libel and slander laws are invalid
On Property and Exploitation by Hans Hoppe and Walter Block
http://mises.org/etexts/propertyexploitation.pdf
To reduce scarcity and to value more and more things is to flourish as human beings
Anarchy means no rulers, no group called "government" presuming to "govern" individuals against their wills and their rights to property
Supplemental reading...
The 100-Year Sentence by Jeffrey A. Tucker http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker145.html
If You Believe in IP, How Do You Teach Others? by Jeffrey A. Tucker http://mises.org/daily/3864
The New Frontier in IP by Jeffrey A. Tucker http://www.lewrockwell.com/tucker/tucker123.html
Anti-taxation activism videos from 12/10/09 in San Diego, CA...
Governmental extortion via property tax (part 1 of 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6NCwmsfe4E
Governmental extortion via property tax (part 2 of 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMyOWqwpfyE
Freedom is about being able to make your own choices in the marketplace and respecting property rights
bumper music "Meet Your Master" by Nine Inch Nails
http://nin.com/
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