Philosophy of copyright and libertarian arguments against intellectual property

There is certainly plenty of room to decide what things should have patent protection and what shouldn't and as previously discussed how long intellectual property protections are in place. My main argument is the idea that intellectual property shouldn't exist because ideas aren't scarce.

Further the basis of the scarcity argument as been put forward here on this thread is that material assets like land or iron ore are scarce and as such recognized as property and deserve property protection rights. The argument that intellectual property shouldn't be subject to the same rights for the greater good or society, in this case IBM is acting like the Godfather, and that should be addressed by doing away with their intellectual property rights, that also does apply to material assets. For example a frequent corrupt tactic is to make sure a market is dependent on certain suppliers such as forcing a restaurant to buy at inflated prices from a particular vendor. That is why we have laws in place to prevent coercion like that but also property rights for material assets aren't considered absolute. Property can be taken by eminent domain and things like easements can restrict property rights. The difference between how intellectual property and material property isn't quite as clear cut when it comes to restricting and even taking them.

 

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The issue is that it the point you making is indeterminate. If a publisher hates Cuomo, and wants to punish him, they will rationalize it as making an economic decision to help their publishing company in the long run.

A publisher may deem that being associated with Cuomo is bad for business, but taking a stand against him is good.

Point is, that it's a very slippery area you've entered because you are getting into the nuts and bolts of how do you determine someone's intentions and whether or not a decision is a business decision or a personal one. I would think this is mess that libertarians would never want to step into.