KOL320 | Stephan Livera Podcast # 249–Bitcoin Patents & Open Crypto Alliance

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Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 320.

From my recent appearance on Stephan Livera’s bitcoin-focused podcast, SLP249 BITCOIN PATENTS & OPEN CRYPTO ALLIANCE WITH STEPHAN KINSELLA AND JED GRANT (recorded Feb. 2, 2021; released Feb. 5, 2021).

From the show notes:

Stephan Kinsella and Jed Grant join me to chat about Open Crypto Alliance.

We talk:

• • Why IP laws are anti-liberty and anti-progress
  • How progress has been delayed by improper concepts of property rights
  • How Patent laws could hinder the Bitcoin industry
  • The asymmetry of attack vs defense here
  • How to stop overly broad patents
  • How to support OCA

Guest links: 

• • Site: https://www.opencryptoalliance.org/
  • Stephan twitter: @NSKinsella
  • Jed twitter: @JediGrant

Prior episodes:

• • SLP15 – Intellectual Property, Bitcoin, and Internet Censorship, with Stephan Kinsella
  • SLP211 Steve Lee – Bitcoin Grants, Design & Crypto Patents (COPA)