On the Impossibility of Intellectual Property

The concept of intellectual property (IP) has been variously criticized as incompatible with natural rights and detrimental to the dissemination of innovations. In this paper I argue that it can be criticized on an even more fundamental level—namely as a praxeological impossibility. More specificall...

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Published in:Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics
Main Author: Jakub Wiśniewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mises Institute 2020-05-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.35297/qjae.010051