Against Intellectual Property

Against Intellectual Property is a monograph written by Stephan Kinsella that makes the case that intellectual property (IP) is wrong on a moral basis. This takes a step away from the usual debate about IP, which is more focused on how to maximize creativity or the artist's earnings.

Reviews
""I was very skeptical about the anti-IP position before reading this book. However, Kinsella does a masterful job of explaining the illegitimacy of "intellectual" property and how IP is wholly incompatible with private property rights. And although he presents the utilitarian arguments, the ultimate defense of his position is not (much to the chagrin of the Rand worshipers here who probably have not read the book, despite it being available for free on mises.org) utilitarian in nature.""

- Allen Lewis, Mises Store

Links

 * (including full text)
 * Full text (HTML) (Scribd)(PDF in Journal of Libertarian Studies )
 * Audiobook read by Jock Coats (iTunes U) (MP3) (M4B)
 * Italian translation
 * Against Intellectual Property at stephankinsella.com
 * Intellectual Property at Mises.org - list of IP related sources
 * Selected Supplementary Material for Against Intellectual Property


 * Articles, essays and reviews
 * "The Fight against Intellectual Property" by Jacob H. Huebert
 * "The Case Against IP: A Concise Guide" by Stephan Kinsella, September 2009
 * "Mises on Intellectual Property" by Stephan Kinsella, February 2009


 * Other media
 * "Ideas Are Free: The Case Against Intellectual Property" lecture by Stephan Kinsella, June 2010 (transcript published at Mises.org)
 * The Ethical Case Against Intellectual Property lecture by David Koepsell
 * Kinsella Intellectual Property discussion on Freedomain Radio Book Club




 * Related courses
 * Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics Mises Academy course by Stephan Kinsella
 * Obama's Patent Reform: Improvement or Continuing Calamity? Mises Academy course by Stephan Kinsella