http://www.stephankinsella.com/2009/07/02/book-banning-courtesy-of-copyright-law/ Austro-Anarchist Libertarian Legal Theory Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.stephankinsella.com/2009/07/02/book-banning-courtesy-of-copyright-law/comment-page-1/#comment-5679 Nokia’s infringement suit against Apple illustrates need to scrap US patent system Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:40:46 +0000 http://www.stephankinsella.com/?p=1277#comment-5679 [...] And what is wrong with copying, anyway? This is how society and technolgy advances: by emulation, by learning. The free market thrives on competition and cooperation, and also on emulation and imitation. Every stage of technology is built on the body of knowledge developed over the centuries. Emulation and the acquisition of knowledge play a key role – are essential to – society and economy. Nokia’s own technology was not developed in vacuo. There is nothing wrong with imitation. It is part of the market. It is essential to progress. It is no more theft than learning is. In fact, IP can be a barrier to learning, and even lead to censorship. [...] [...] And what is wrong with copying, anyway? This is how society and technolgy advances: by emulation, by learning. The free market thrives on competition and cooperation, and also on emulation and imitation. Every stage of technology is built on the body of knowledge developed over the centuries. Emulation and the acquisition of knowledge play a key role – are essential to – society and economy. Nokia’s own technology was not developed in vacuo. There is nothing wrong with imitation. It is part of the market. It is essential to progress. It is no more theft than learning is. In fact, IP can be a barrier to learning, and even lead to censorship. [...]

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