tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163682695311665700.post3790255236462649866..comments2023-05-25T02:14:45.591-07:00Comments on Ends and Means: The Ethics and Economics of Intellectual PropertyDaniil Gorbatenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699710568926583660noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163682695311665700.post-30449548547697784152012-01-19T11:13:54.466-08:002012-01-19T11:13:54.466-08:001. I don't agree that property derives from li...1. I don't agree that property derives from liberty and liberty is more important than property. How can you fundamentally defend liberty from that point of view? <br />On the other hand, ownership of own physical body and homesteading of vital resources (like air) is natural. I also didn't like homesteading principle some time ago, but there is no way for human to survive without adopting it.<br /><br />2. Of course defence of IP laws on value-protection basis is very weak. But not all supporters of IP law use such argumentation. And to prove that value can't be owned is not the same as to prove that there can't exist property rights on ideal objects. They can say: "We don't defend expectations of the holders IP but their exclusive right to control it"<br /><br />3. What do you think about trademarks? Libertarian opponents of IP usually defend trademarks (for example, Palmer and Kinsella). Kinsella argues that trademark pirates violate consumer rights (by fraud). I think such position is far-fetched.Bogdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356895375100614912noreply@blogger.com