Shows
Kinsella On LibertyKOL463 | Contracts, Usury, Fractional-Reserve Banking with André SimoniKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 463.
A followup discussion with André Simoni of Brazil about some questions he had about applying my/Rothbard’s title-transfer. See also KOL457 | Sheldon Richman & IP; Andre from Brazil re Contract Theory, Student Loan Interest Payments, Bankruptcy, Vagueness, Usury.
Grok Shownotes: 0:00–29:42] In this episode of the Kinsella on Liberty podcast (KOL463), Stephan Kinsella engages in a follow-up discussion with André Simoni from Brazil, building on their prior conversation with Sheldon Richman (KOL457). The dialogue begins with André revisiting his concerns about usury, fractional-reserve banking, and the nature of loan contracts, proposing a libertarian limit on interest rates t...2025-04-291h 39Kinsella On LibertyKOL459 | Twitter Spaces: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk, Libertarian Property Rights, and the Case for Abolishing Intellectual PropertyKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 459.
In response to lots of froth on Twitter related to Jack Dorsey's call to "delete all IP law," which was echoed by Elon Musk (Musk and Dorsey: “delete all IP law”) I decided to attempt to host an impromptu Twitter Spaces about this. After overcoming some technical glitches, here is the result (and thanks to @Brunopbch, @NotGovernor (Patrick Smith), and @TrueAmPatriot86 for assists). I proposed to the space: "Fielding Questions About Abolishing Intellectual Property, about IP, and About Libertarian Property Rights", and that's basically what we ended up talking about. The Twitter spaces can be viewe...2025-04-1500 minKinsella On LibertyKOL458 | Patent and Copyright versus Innovation, Competition, and Property Rights (APEE 2025)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 458.
The meat of this talk is only about 15 minutes, if you skip the first couple minutes of setup and the Q&A at the end.
GROK SHOWNOTES: In this episode of the Kinsella on Liberty Podcast (KOL458), recorded on April 7, 2025, at the APEE 49th Meeting in Guatemala City, libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella delivers a 15-minute panel presentation titled “Patent and Copyright versus Innovation, Competition, and Property Rights,” arguing that intellectual property (IP) laws, particularly patents and copyrights, are state-enforced monopolies that violate property rights and hinder innovation (0:00-7:00). Drawing on his forthcoming book Copy This...2025-04-0800 minKinsella On LibertyKOL454 | Debating Various Issues of Interest to Objectivists and Libertarians on The Rational Egoist (Michael Liebowitz)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 454.
My recent appearance on The Rational Egoist. (Spotify; Youtube)
Shownotes:
Michael engages in a lively debate with Stephan Kinsella, a libertarian theorist and anarcho-capitalist, as they explore key issues that divide Objectivists and libertarians. They discuss topics such as intellectual property, the role of the state, and foundational philosophical differences between the two schools of thought.
Grok shownotes: In this episode of the Kinsella on Liberty Podcast (KOL454), recorded on February 12, 2025, libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella engages in a spirited debate with Objectivists Amy Peikoff and James Valliant, moderated by Adam Mossoff, covering intellectual property...2025-03-0500 min
Inner ResonanceCYCLES OF EXPANSION: Honoring the Process, a Solo Episode with Eve Daher KinsellaJoin Eve for an intimate solo episode exploring the transformative energy of expansion. Through personal stories and metaphors from nature, she shares that moments of contraction often precede our greatest growth. From finding unexpected joy and meaning in daily life to understanding the intensity of collective transformation in 2025, Eve shares practical insights on building stronger foundations and navigating personal evolution. Learn how finding stillness can become your launching pad for breakthrough moments, and discover why balance is essential for sustainable growth.If you enjoyed today’s episode please subscribe, rate and leave a review. Em...2025-02-181h 06Kinsella On LibertyKOL452 | Ethics, Politics, and IP for Engineering StudentsKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 452.
I was asked recently to guest lecture for a course taught to some mechanical engineering students at Colorado University Boulder (EMEN 4100: Engineering Economics) by the lecturer, David Assad. Assad covers some ethics related matters in the latter part of the course and asked me to talk generally about ethics and related matters. I discussed ethics, morality, politics, and science. I discussed ethics and its relationship to science and politics, and discussed about what science is, the types of sciences, ethics and ethical theories and the relationship to specialized ethics and morality in general, and its r...2024-12-1300 minKinsella On LibertyKOL451 | Debating the Nature of Rights on The Rational Egoist (Michael Liebowitz)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 451.
My recent appearance on The Rational Egoist. (Spotify)
Shownotes:
Debating the Nature of Rights with Stephan Kinsella
In this episode of The Rational Egoist, host Michael Liebowitz engages in a stimulating debate with libertarian writer and patent attorney Stephan Kinsella on the nature of rights.
Drawing from his book Legal Foundations of a Free Society and his extensive work on legal and political theory, Kinsella offers his perspective on the origins, scope, and application of individual rights.
Together, they examine differing philosophical interpretations and discuss how rights function in a free society.
This thought-provoking conversation...2024-11-2800 minInner ResonanceAUTUMN MESSAGES FROM OUR ANCESTORS: Solo Episode With Eve Daher Kinsella Channeling Our Ancestors + Guides Live in The Akashic RecordsJoin Eve for a transformative solo episode of Inner Resonance as she shares her recent spiritual journey and guidance for the collective listeners of Inner Resonance. Dive deep into personal revelations, clairvoyant visions, and a live channeling of the Akashic Records. Eve explores themes of change, connection with spirit companions, and navigating life's chaos through surrender. Gain insights on embracing transformation, connecting with your inner guidance, and making intentional decisions. This episode offers spiritual wisdom, practical advice, and a channeled message to support listeners through this season and evolving times.
If you enjoyed today’s...2024-11-0659 minKinsella On LibertyKOL440 | The Rational Egoist (Michael Liebowitz): Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property: Part IIbKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 440.
My appearance on The Rational Egoist: Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property with Stephan Kinsella: Part IIb. (Spotify)
Shownotes:
The Rational Egoist: Concluding the Intellectual Property Debate with Stephan Kinsella (Part 2 of 2)
In this final episode of a two-part series, host Michael Liebowitz concludes his engaging debate with Stephan Kinsella, a libertarian patent attorney and author, on the moral and legal status of intellectual property. Building on the groundwork laid in the previous discussion, Michael and Kinsella delve further into the core arguments surrounding IP rights, examining their effects on creativity, innovation, and property l...2024-08-2900 minKinsella On LibertyKOL439 | The Rational Egoist (Michael Liebowitz): Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property: Part IIaKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 439.
My appearance on The Rational Egoist: Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property with Stephan Kinsella: Part IIa. (Spotify) Michael will release the second half, PartIIb, later.
Shownotes:
The Rational Egoist: Resuming the Intellectual Property Debate with Stephan Kinsella (Part 1 of 2)
In this episode of The Rational Egoist, host Michael Liebowitz resumes his debate with Stephan Kinsella, a libertarian patent attorney and author, on the contentious issue of intellectual property. Picking up from their conversation a couple of weeks ago, Michael and Kinsella dive even deeper into the philosophical and legal arguments concerning IP rights. T...2024-08-2900 minKinsella On LibertyKOL438 | The Rational Egoist (Michael Liebowitz): Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property: Part IKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 437.
My appearance on The Rational Egoist: Debating the Moral Status of Intellectual Property with Stephan Kinsella. We focused here mostly on property rights and other precursor concepts. We plan to have a followup discussion to get into the nitty gritty of the application of these more basic concepts and principles to the topic of IP. (Spotify)
Shownotes:
In this episode of The Rational Egoist, host Michael Liebowitz engages in a thought-provoking discussion and debate with Stephan Kinsella, a libertarian writer and patent attorney, on the moral status of intellectual property. The complexity of the issue...2024-08-1600 minKinsella On LibertyKOL433 | The Big Questions with Big John—Stephan Kinsella – Austro-Anarchist Libertarian, and anti-IP LawyerKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 433.
This is my appearance on The Big Questions with Big John. From his shownotes:
Libertarian Stephan Kinsella shares his background as an engineer turned lawyer. A conversation on IP rights delves into arguments against patents & copyrights.
https://youtu.be/SpcQUIMsj5k?si=zEnZZXcEM3IY5UL-2024-05-2400 minKinsella On LibertyKOL425 | Haman Nature Ep. 4: Stephan Kinsella dismantles “intellectual” propertyKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 425.
From Adam Haman's show Haman Nature, Ep. 4. Released Feb. 15, 2024.
From Adam's shownotes:
Adam gets all intellectual and stuff with Stephan Kinsella. Part two of this interview explains why the concept of "intellectual" property is illegitimate and impedes humanity's progress. [Previous episode: KOL423 | Haman Nature Ep. 1: Getting Argumentative.]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vpTQHLw_kc
Update: See the response/commentary video:
https://youtu.be/k23t_8cUSmA?si=ImRcLsE7YB-dKWBj
00:00 – Intro
01:15 – Introducing two amazing books: Stephan's Against Intellectual Property and Against Intellectual Monopoly by Boldrin and Levine. Then Stephan touches on many aspects of the phil...2024-02-1727 minKinsella On LibertyKOL411 | IP Law Tutorial, Part 2: Copyright LawKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 411.
As noted in KOL409 (Part 1: Patent Law), although I've done dozens of speeches and interviews over the past 20 or so years on libertarian aspects of intellectual property, or IP, that is, on IP policy, I've never done any in depth lectures for libertarians on IP law itself. In KOL409, I did a brief overview of various types of IP law, and then focused on the patent law and patent application process itself.
This episode provides a tutorial on copyright law. (Recorded Thursday, April 27, 2023.) See additional note below.
GROK SHOWNOTES: In this episode of the Kinsella...2023-04-271h 37Kinsella On LibertyKOL410 | Corrupt Money and Centralization of The State | The Stephan Kinsella Series | Episode 6 (WiM303) with Robert Breedlove, of the “What is Money” ShowKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 410.
This is my appearance on Robert Breedlove’s What Is Money podcast, Ep. 6 (WiM303) (Youtube channel). This is Ep. 6 of the “Stephan Kinsella Series” (released April 21, 2023).
From Robert’s Episode notes:
EPISODE SUMMARY
Stephan Kinsella joins me to continue our discussion about the book "A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism: Economics, Politics, and Ethics" by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. We discuss the impact of incentive schemes on productivity, the fake communism of the USSR, modern-day slavery, and why Bitcoin is the ultimate solution to centralization.
EPISODE NOTES
Stephan Kinsella joins me to continue our discussion about the book "A T...2023-04-211h 20Kinsella On LibertyKOL409 | IP Law Tutorial, Part 1: Patent LawKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 409.
It occurred to me recently that although I've done dozens of speeches and interviews over the past 20 or so years on libertarian aspects of intellectual property, or IP, that is, on IP policy, I've never done any in depth lectures for libertarians on IP law itself. Today's discussion did a brief overview of various types of IP law, and then focused on the patent law and patent application process itself. It was followed with Q&A at the end. I plan to do followup episodes focusing on copyright and perhaps some other areas.
GROK SHOWNOTES...2023-04-2000 minKinsella On LibertyKOL408 | Soul of Enterprise #432: Abolishing IPKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 408.
This is my appearance on The Soul of Enterprise, Episode 432, with hosts Ed Kless and Greg Tirico. Recorded Friday, March 24, 2023. Their shownotes are below.
Ron and Ed recently welcomed patent attorney and advocate for abolishing intellectual property, Stephan Kinsella to the show. We explored what is (and is not) intellectual property and then had a conversation about why Stephan thinks these forms of property should not exist and why the world would be better if they did not.
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Use these notes to follow along with the show:
Segment one:
Ron first heard Stephan Kinsella on...2023-03-2656 minKinsella On LibertyKOL406 | Why Socialism Can Never Improve the World | The Stephan Kinsella Series | Episode 5 (WiM283) with Robert Breedlove, of the “What is Money” ShowKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 406.
This is my appearance on Robert Breedlove’s What Is Money podcast, Ep. WiM282 (Youtube channel). This is Ep. 6 of the “Stephan Kinsella Series” (released March 8, 2023).
From Robert’s Episode notes:
In this episode, Stephan Kinsella joins me for an in-depth conversation about the book "A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism: Economics, Politics, and Ethics" by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. We discuss the harmful effects of socialism, how to take proper action in an increasingly uncertain future, and the alternative to socialism. (( From my friend Greg Morin: "Apropos your recent post about people mispronouncing words. Listening to KOL 406 and...2023-03-101h 05Kinsella On LibertyKOL405 | The Psychology of Property | The Stephan Kinsella Series | Episode 4 (WiM235) with Robert Breedlove, of the “What is Money” ShowKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 405.
This is my appearance on Robert Breedlove’s What Is Money podcast, Ep. WiM235 (Youtube channel). This is Ep. 5 of the “Stephan Kinsella Series” (released Nov. 9, 2022).
From Robert’s Episode notes:
Stephan Kinsella is an American intellectual property lawyer, author, and deontological anarcho-capitalist. He joins me for an in-depth conversation about the book "A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism: Economics, Politics, and Ethics" by Hans-Hermann Hoppe.
https://youtu.be/J-eXmuBp-e42023-03-081h 12Kinsella On LibertyKOL398 | Story and The Power of Control | The Stephan Kinsella Series | Episode 3 (WiM229) with Robert Breedlove, of the “What is Money” ShowKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 398.
This is my appearance on Robert Breedlove’s What Is Money podcast, Ep. WiM229 (Youtube channel). This is Ep. 3 of the “Stephan Kinsella Series” (released Oct. 26, 2022). For Ep. 1, see KOL391 | Hoppe’s A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism, Ep. 1 with Robert Breedlove, of the “What is Money” Show. For Ep. 2, see KOL394 | The Nature of Property, Ep. 2 (WiM216) with Robert Breedlove, of the “What is Money” Show.
From Robert’s Episode notes: “Stephan Kinsella is an American intellectual property lawyer, author, and deontological anarcho-capitalist. He joins me for an in-depth conversation about the book "A Theory of Socialism and...2022-10-281h 30Kinsella On LibertyKOL397 | Libertarian Podcast Review ep. 70: Patently False – Kinsella Defends HoppeKinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 397.
I was a guest last night (Oct. 25, 2022) on the Libertarian Podcast Review ... podcast, ep. 70, with hosts Tyler Janke and Garbage Mane Andy. We discussed... well... Hoppe.
They're like—why are you always the one called on to defend Hoppe? I'm thinking—I dunno, you tell me.
Related links:
Magness on Hoppe; the Kochtopus and the Mises Caucus
Jacob Hornberger on Defamation and Alex Jones
Palmer Lies about Involuntary Unemployment–yet again! ha ha ha
Palmer on Coase and Hoppe
https://youtu.be/NoF_4b6gTmA2022-10-261h 14Kinsella On LibertyKOL364 | Soho Forum Debate vs. Richard Epstein: Patent and Copyright Law Should Be AbolishedKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 364.
This is my Soho Forum debate held Nov. 15, 2021, in Manhattan, against professor Richard Epstein, moderated by Gene Epstein. I defended the resolution "all patent and copyright law should be abolished" and Professor Epstein opposed it. Oxford debate rules applied which meant that whoever changed the most minds won. My side went from about 20 to 29 percentage points, gaining about 9; Richard went from about 44 to 55%, gaining about 11, so he won by 1.7 percentage points.
Grok shownotes:
In this Soho Forum debate held on November 15, 2021, in Manhattan, libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella argues for the resolution that “all patent an...2021-11-251h 30Kinsella On LibertyKOL361 | Libertarian Answer Man: Oaths: With Kent WellingtonKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 361.
A nice young man, self-described as "generally an anarchist? But also a statist (monarchist? ie 'the kingdom of heaven') in the spiritual sense" had some questions for me since he doesn't have a lot of people to bounce his ideas off of. I agreed to do it if we could record it, in case anything interesting came out of it. You be the judge.
A variety of topics came up, primarily his interest in the problem of "oaths" as the root evil in the modern world, and related/other issues like the nature of contracts...2021-10-171h 13Kinsella On LibertyKOL350 | Pauls to the Wall with Gene Epstein and KinsellaKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 350.
While at FreedomFest 2021, Gene Epstein (of SOHO Forum) and I discussed intellectual property and other libertarian matters on the Pauls to the Wall podcast.
Recorded July 23, 2021; released July 25, 2021.2021-07-2637 minKinsella On LibertyKOL349 | CouchStreams Ep 58 on Break the Cycle with Joshua SmithKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 349.
Streamed live on Jul 13, 2021. Stephan and Joshua Smith sit down to talk Intellectual Property, Hans Herman Hoppe, and heavyweight debates (on "heavyweight", see tweet posted below).
(Afterhours chat here: KOL462 | CouchStreams After Hours on Break the Cycle with Joshua Smith (2021))
Grok shownotes and Youtube transcript below.
https://youtu.be/w9t-HD5J2xY
Excerpt: Stephan on the NAP
https://youtu.be/kbW57Ca9kNk
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https://toplobsta.c...2021-07-1400 minKinsella On LibertyKOL345 | Kinsella’s Libertarian “Constitution” or: State Constitutions vs. the Libertarian Private Law Code (PorcFest 2021)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 345.
This was my talk delivered today (June 26, 2021) at PorcFest 2021: "Kinsella’s Libertarian “Constitution,” or: State Constitutions vs. the Libertarian Private Law Code."
The notes that I roughly followed are below; pix also below. Transcript below.
For a related talk, see KOL359 | State Constitutions vs. the Libertarian Private Law Code (PFS 2021)
Youtube
https://youtu.be/hK6LyjRvvCk
This is the video with better audio added after from my iphone recording, with the help of Jacob Lovell.
Below is the original with passable audio
https://youtu.be/6qzJXBWLhTA
The description from the PorcFest website (which will probably disapp...2021-06-2700 minKinsella On LibertyKOL341 | ESEADE Lecture: Should We Release Patents on Vaccines? An Overview of Libertarian Property Rights and the Case Against IPKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 341.
This was a webinar I did for an Argentinian audience for ESEADE May 26, 2021. The topic was formally "Should We Release Patents on Vaccines" ("¿Hay que liberar las patentes sobre las vacunas?"). In this talk, I briefly provide an overview of the nature of property rights and the principled case against IP, then apply it to vaccines, and took questions from the audience.
Grok shownotes:
In this webinar hosted by ESEADE on May 26, 2021, Stephan Kinsella, a prominent libertarian thinker and patent attorney, delivers a compelling case against intellectual property (IP) rights, focusing on the question of w...2021-06-0656 minKinsella On LibertyKOL340 | Politified Official Stephan Kinsella InterviewKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 340.
"Watch as Benjamin Politics, Bleu Politics and Mencius Kuang interview well renowned economist Stephan Kinsella" (Jan. 12, 2021)
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/WUmObXbAVTA
Original:
https://youtu.be/Z3kcgDPM5BE2021-06-0400 minKinsella On LibertyKOL338 | Human Action Podcast Ep. 308 with Jeff Deist: Rothbard on Punishment, Property, and ContractKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 338.
From Human Action Podcast Ep. 308, "Rothbard's The Ethics of Liberty with Stephan Kinsella" (May 27, 2021), with Jeff Deist, discussing Rothbard’s Ethics of Liberty, chapters 9, 13, 19, et pass. (PDF).
Shownotes:
Lawyer and legal theorist Stephan Kinsella joins the show as we dive into Part II of Rothbard's The Ethics of Liberty, grappling with the foundational issues of crime, proportionality, and contract. When is property justly held? When may injuries to a person or property be addressed with force, and how much force? How do we deal with one another contractually, in terms of promises and expectation? How do we...2021-05-281h 10Kinsella On LibertyKOL190-2 | Part 2: On Life without Patents and Copyright: Or, But Who Would Pick the Cotton? — Panel Discussion, Hoppe, Dürr, Kinsella, van Dun, Daniels (PFS 2015)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 190-2. Also podcast as PFP145.
In 2015 I delivered this talk: “On Life without Patents and Copyright: Or, Who Would Pick The Cotton?” at the Property and Freedom Society, 10th Annual Meeting, Bodrum, Turkey (Sep. 13, 2015), which is here: KOL190 | On Life without Patents and Copyright: Or, But Who Would Pick the Cotton? (PFS 2015).
This is the subsequent panel discussion with Q&A from the speakers for that day, to-wit: Hans-Hermann Hoppe, David Dürr, Stephan Kinsella, Frank van Dun, Anthony Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple).
Transcript below.
Panel discussion video:
TRANSCRIPT
Panel Discussion, Q&A: Hoppe, Dürr, Kinsella...2021-05-2456 minKinsella On LibertyKOL272-2 | Q&A with Hülsmann, Dürr, Kinsella, Hoppe (PFS 2019)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 274-2.
This is the Q&A panel following my talk [KOL274 | Nobody Owns Bitcoin (PFS 2019)] for the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society, Bodrum, Turkey (Sept. 12–17, 2019). For the four panelists' talks, see the Program, or the PFS 2019 YouTube Playlist.
Transcript below.
Q&A with Hülsmann, Dürr, Kinsella, Hoppe (PFS 2019)
Unedited Transcript, with Guido Hülsmann, David Dürr, Stephan Kinsella, Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Sept. 15, 2019
00:00:09
M: Hans, congratulations. Your speech was really good food for thought, and because I want to hear more of it, I’ll try to challenge you and just creat...2021-05-0954 minKinsella On LibertyKOL333 | Jeff Tucker: Understanding IP: An Interview with Stephan Kinsella (2010)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 333.
This is my interview by Jeff Tucker (Oct. 9, 2010), which preceded my first presentation of the Mises Academy course “Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics” (Nov.-Dec. 2010). For the second presentation in 2011, see KOL172 | “Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics: Lecture 1: History and Law” (Mises Academy, 2011).
Transcript below.
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/-XlKNStzoLs
Understanding IP: An Interview with Stephan Kinsella, Mises Daily (Oct. 21, 2010)
10/21/2010Jeffrey A. TuckerStephan Kinsella
Jeffrey Tucker:
Stephan Kinsella, it's a pleasure to have you here today. Welcome.
Stephan Kinsella:
Thank you. It's good to be here.
Tucker:
We're going to talk about yo...2021-05-0825 minKinsella On LibertyKOL330 | Lift Talks #2 With Kinsella & SammeroffKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 330.
Lift Talks #2 — With Kinsella & Sammeroff.
Grok summary shownotes: In this episode of Lift Talks [0:00–26:36], Stephan Kinsella and Anthony Sammeroff recount their Telluride skiing trip with humor and libertarian flair. They start by discussing a catered dinner party [1:02–2:23], where mask mandates were dismissed, and vaccine reactions sparked debate, reflecting their data-driven skepticism. Their conversation shifts to political labels [4:09–5:03], criticizing "liberals" and "progressives" while noting a natural affinity with conservatives over Democrats. They recap their journey from Houston to Auburn, Alabama [6:23–9:43], meeting libertarian figures like Jeff Barr and Roderick Long, and share gossip about factionalism in libertarian circles [1...2021-04-0400 minKinsella On LibertyKOL329 | Lift Talks #1 With Kinsella & SammeroffKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 329.
Lift Talks #1 —Telluride March 2021 — With Kinsella & Sammeroff.
Two libertarian blokes on a ski vacation. Filmed Tuesday March 30, 2021, Telluride Ski Resort.
Grok summary shownotes: In the "Lift Talks" episode recorded in Telluride, Colorado, Stephan Kinsella and Anthony Sammeroff deliver a dynamic conversation while riding ski lifts, starting with humorous reflections on their trip [0:00-9:00]. They discuss their skiing adventures, hot springs visits, and encounters with COVID-19 mask policies, including a tense plane incident involving a dropped tissue and a stewardess enforcing federal mask laws [3:46-5:57]. Their libertarian perspective shines through as they mock passive-aggressive mask enforcers and...2021-04-0300 minKinsella On LibertyKOL326 | Scottish Liberty Podcast: Discussing the Mossoff-Sammeroff IP Debate, Take 1: Under the Influence…Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 326.
[Update: Transcript appended below]
Back on May 24, 2020, I appeared on the Scottish Liberty Podcast, with hosts Antony Sammeroff and Tom Laird. We discussed IP and related matters, including Sammeroff’s recent debate on the topic of IP with pro-IP Randian law professor Adam Mossoff. I was a bit drunk and it shows, and went off on a rant and was not as coherent as usual. The episode was entitled "Under the Influence... of Stephan Kinsella... Against Intellectual Property". We recorded a second episode on May 30, 2020, entitled "A Sober Conversation with Stephan Kinsella...," which was released as...2021-03-211h 17Kinsella On LibertyKOL305 | Disenthrall: Libertarian Law Debate on Social Media Bans with Kinsella Knight and SmithKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 305.
I appeared today on the Disenthrall.me Youtube channel, host Patrick Smith, along with Keith Knight. We discussed whether social media bans and censorship is a breach of contract, and related issues.
Related material:
A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Title Transfer, Binding Promises, and Inalienability, Journal of Libertarian Studies 17, no. 2 (Spring 2003): 11-37
The Libertarian View on Fine Print, Shrinkwrap, Clickwrap (May 8, 2009)
The “If you own something, that implies that you can sell it; if you sell something, that implies you must own it first” Fallacies, StephanKinsella.com (June 2, 2018)
Rothbard on the “Original Sin” in Land Titles: 1969 v...2020-11-291h 26Kinsella On LibertyKOL302 | Human Action Podcast with Jeff Deist: Hoppe’s DemocracyKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 302.
[Update: see various biographical pieces on my publications page, including Alan D. Bergman, Adopting Liberty: The Stephan Kinsella Story (2025).]
From The Human Action Podcast, Oct. 23, 2020, with Jeff Deist, discussing Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Democracy: The God That Failed, chapters 5-8.
Transcript below.
From the Mises.org shownotes:
Lawyer and libertarian theorist Stephan Kinsella joins the show to discuss the middle chapters of Hoppe's Democracy, The God That Failed—in particular dealing with "desocialization" of collective property, immigration, and free trade. These are the most controversial and widely-discussed parts of the book, and Kinsella provides a fascinating analysis of...2020-10-2459 minKinsella On LibertyKOL289 | Scottish Liberty Podcast: Discussing the Mossoff-Sammeroff IP Debate, Take 2: A Sober Conversation…Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 289.
[Update: Transcript appended below]
This is my appearance on the Scottish Liberty Podcast from May 30, 2020, with hosts Antony Sammeroff and Tom Laird. We discussed IP and related matters, including Sammeroff's recent debate on the topic of IP with pro-IP Randian law professor Adam Mossoff. See various links, embeds, notes below. This was the second take, and entitled "A Sober Conversation with Stephan Kinsella...," because we had previously recorded a discussion on May 24, 2020, in which I was a bit drunk and went off on a rant. The episode was entitled "Under the Influence... of Stephan Kinsella...2020-06-011h 18Kinsella On LibertyKOL285 | Disenthrall: Contracts with Stephan KinsellaKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 285.
I appeared today on the Disenthrall.me Youtube channel, host Patrick Smith, to discuss libertarian contract theory (Contracts with Stephan Kinsella). We talked about the standard legal view of contracts, the Rothbard-Evers title theory of contract, applications such as bitcoin "smart contracts" and intellectual property, the idea of breach of contract, liquidated damages clauses, and so on. (I was previously a guest -- KOL264 | Disenthrall: Stephan Kinsella on Tim Pool Subverse and Trademark.)
From Disenthrall's shownotes: "In response to a viewer request we bring you a deep dive into Libertarian contract theory. What are contracts? Wh...2020-03-191h 29Kinsella On LibertyKOL269 | Jack Criss: Now. See. Hear: A Talk with KinsellaKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 269.
My old friend Jack Criss, former libertarian AM radio talk show host from the 1980s and now a business journalist and publisher, throws his hat into the podcast ring. He interviewed me today. His episode page is here.2019-06-2027 minKinsella On LibertyKOL268 | Bob Murphy Show: Law Without the State, and the Illegitimacy of IPKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 268.
I was a guest on Episode 39 of the excellent podcast The Bob Murphy Show, discussing "Law Without the State, and the Illegitimacy of IP (Intellectual Property)". A few people have told me this particular discussion of IP was one of my best--thorough and systematic. No doubt aided by Bob's excellent prompting, questions, and guidance.
Bob and I had planned to also discuss argumentation ethics, but the discussion of IP ran longer than we expected so we'll save AE for next time. [Update: KOL278 | Bob Murphy Show: Debating Hans Hoppe’s “Argumentation Ethics”.]
From Bob's show notes...2019-06-101h 46Kinsella On LibertyKOL264 | Disenthrall: Stephan Kinsella on Tim Pool Subverse and TrademarkKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 264.
I appeared today on the Disenthrall.me Youtube channel, host Patrick Smith, to discuss the trademark issues between Tim Pool and his company media Subverse, and StudioFOW which has a popular crowdsourced porn video game coming out also called Subverse. We touched a bit on bitcoin ownership, patent and copyright, defamation law, and trademark law, and related matters.
Related links:
Tim Pool talks Subverse, Studio FOW, and Trademarks
StudioFOW "Subverse" Has Forced Me To Retain A Lawyer Over My Trademark Of The Same Name
Subverse porn game kickstarter
How to Improve Patent, Copyright, and Trademark...2019-04-171h 10Kinsella On LibertyKOL253 | Berkeley Law Federalist Society: A Libertarian’s Case Against Intellectual PropertyKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 253.
I spoke today on “A Libertarian’s Case Against Intellectual Property,” at the Federalist Society, University of Berkeley-California. It was well-organized and there was a perceptive and interesting critical commentary by Professor Talha Syed.
This is the audio I recorded on my iPhone; video below; line-mic'd audio here. The youtube version (audio here) and the line-mic'd version both truncate about 30 seconds too early. My own iphone version (which is used for this podcast) includes those extra comments, and this is included in the transcript as well, below.
Grok shownotes:
In this 2018 lecture hosted by the Berkele...2018-10-1257 minKinsella On LibertyKOL248 | Stephan Livera Podcast 15 – Intellectual Property, Bitcoin, and Internet CensorshipKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 248.
TEMP: http://traffic.libsyn.com/livera/SLP15_-_Stephan_Kinsella.mp3
From my recent appearance on Stephan Livera's bitcoin-focused podcast.
SLP15 – Intellectual Property, Bitcoin, and Internet Censorship, with Stephan Kinsella
Stephan Kinsella, Intellectual Property lawyer, and libertarian advocate joins me in this episode to discuss:
His story with bitcoin
Money as Sui Generis Good
The imprecise application of Lockean property theory
Why you can’t own bitcoin, but it probably doesn’t make a big difference anyway
The harmful effects of patents and copyright
‘Internet Censorship’ as it relates to property rights and ownership of private soc...2018-08-1858 min
The Voicebot PodcastVoice AI First Half 2018 Review - All Star Panel with Tobias Goebel, Pat Higbie, Chris Messina, Ava Mutchler and Bret KinsellaThis week's episode focuses on voice AI events, products and news from the first half of 2018. We discuss Apple's announcements from WWDC and whether it was a big deal or a snoozer, the shift in smart speaker market share to Google, the impact of Google Duplex, what Amazon has done and should be doing and more. This week's guests are Tobias Goebel of Aspect Software, Pat Higbie of XAPPmedia, Chris Messina a developer and product guru best known for inventing the hashtag and Voicebot's Ava Mutchler and Bret Kinsella. We don't just talk about what has happened, we go...2018-06-111h 02Kinsella On LibertyKOL244 | “YOUR WELCOME” with Michael Malice Ep. 001: Intellectual Property, Prostate CancerKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 244.
From my recent appearance on the first episode of rising libertarian and media star Michael Malice's "Your Welcome" show on his new network, GaS Digital (consider subscribing--libertarian Dave Smith also has a great show on the network--I just did). I was in New York for the weekend, he was rebooting his show on a new network, so it was kismet. We discussed the basic case against intellectual property (I had to persuade Malice, an anarcho-capitalist who came into this without a lot of settled views on it), the Hoppe "toy helicopter" incident [e.g., 1, 2, 3], the in...2018-06-011h 06Kinsella On LibertyKOL241 | Dave Smith’s Part of the Problem Show: Libertarian Property TheoryKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 241.
I was a guest yesterday (3/26/18) on Dave Smith's podcast. His description: "Talking Libertarian Legal philosophy with Stephan Kinsella. Topics include how the court systems could work without government and why intellectual property isn't real."
We discussed a wide-ranging but fairly high-level array of libertarian theory issues, including how I became a libertarian, the main influencers (Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman, Bastiat, Mises, Rothbard), property theory and scarcity, Hoppe's argumentation ethics, praxeology, dualism of various types, and, sigh, yes, intellectual property. Dave even worked in a funny joke about "The Man on the Moon" ... well you'll just...2018-03-271h 33Kinsella On LibertyKOL239 | Jeffrey Tucker & Stephan Kinsella Ramble about “Walk the walk and talk the talk”Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 239.
Monday morning phone call, from Mar. 14, 2016, talking nonsense, obsessing over trivia, such as the possible connections between and real meanings of the expressions "money talks, bullshit walks" and "walk the walk, talk the talk". And the problem with the expression "all he cares about is money." And Jeff's idea for an article. And Praeger University and Dennis Praeger. How Millennials can improve their self-esteem by working. I make fun of college students who have time to have a marijuana source (in the 80s). Facebook Live videos versus Google Hangouts. Tucker's hot tub and whether he...2018-02-1627 minKinsella On LibertyKOL238 | Libertopia 2012 IP Panel with Charles Johnson and Butler ShafferKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 238.
At Libertopia Oct. 12, 2012, I participated in an hour-long IP panel with Charles Johnson, moderated by Butler Shaffer.
GROK SHOWNOTES:
In this hour-long panel discussion at Libertopia 2012, recorded on October 12, 2012, Stephan Kinsella and Charles Johnson, moderated by Butler Shaffer, debate the legitimacy of intellectual property (IP) from a libertarian perspective, focusing on patents and copyrights (0:00-10:00). Kinsella, a patent attorney and staunch IP opponent, argues that IP violates property rights by imposing artificial scarcity on non-scarce ideas, using examples like a patented mousetrap to illustrate how patents restrict owners’ use of their resources (10:01-25:00). Johnson complements th...2018-02-141h 00Kinsella On LibertyKOL237 | Intellectual Nonsense: Fallacious Arguments for IP—Part 2 (Libertopia 2012)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 237.
At Libertopia 2012, I delivered a 45-minute talk , "Intellectual Nonsense: Fallacious Arguments for IP," the slides for which are below. I spoke for 45 minutes—well, 40, then the last 5 were taken up by a question from J. Neil Schulman—but only covered the first 25 slides. For more details, see Part 1, at KOL236 | Intellectual Nonsense: Fallacious Arguments for IP (Libertopia 2012).
Grok shownotes summary:
In this follow-up podcast, KOL237, recorded on October 18, 2012, Stephan Kinsella continues his Libertopia 2012 lecture, “Intellectual Nonsense: Fallacious Arguments for IP,” covering additional fallacious pro-IP arguments not addressed in Part 1 (KOL236) due to time constraints (0:00-10:00). As a lib...2018-02-122h 18Kinsella On LibertyKOL236 | Intellectual Nonsense: Fallacious Arguments for IP (Libertopia 2012)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 236.
[Update: a transcript is now available.]
At Libertopia 2012, I delivered a 45-minute talk , "Intellectual Nonsense: Fallacious Arguments for IP" (Oct. 12, 2012), the slides for which are below. I spoke for 45 minutes—well, 40, then the last 5 were taken up by a question from J. Neil Schulman—but only covered the first 25 slides. I covered most of the remaining 41 in a separate recording, Part 2: KOL237.
Grok summary:
In this lecture delivered at Libertopia 2012, libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella systematically dismantles common arguments for intellectual property (IP), particularly patents and copyrights, asserting they are incompatible with libertarian principles and free...2018-02-1044 minKinsella On LibertyKOL234 | Vin Armani Show: Live from London: Kinsella vs. Craig Wright Debate on Intellectual PropertyDebating Wright
Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 234.
This is a debate on IP between me and a noted Bitcoin expert, Craig Wright, hosted and moderated by the Vin Armani show.
Transcript below.
After the debate
I was in London to attend the inaugural 2018 meeting of Mises UK and to hang with my boys Lee Iglody, Jeff Barr, Doug French, and Hans Hoppe, and had challenged Wright to a debate during a few twitter run-ins (still on-going); I accepted and since I happened to be in London, Wright set it up and we did it at a local studio, with Armani...2018-01-301h 00Kinsella On LibertyKOL231 | Let’s Talk Ethereum—Libertarianism, Anarcho-Capitalism & BlockchainsKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 231.
This is my appearance on Let's Talk ETC! (Ethereum Classic) (Dec. 8, 2017), discussing the referenced topics. The audience is not really a libertarian one so I explained different approaches to libertarianism and some of my thoughts about libertarian activism, the prospects of bitcoin and other technology possibly aiding in the fight for human liberty and the battle against the state, and so on. The host was very good, the discussion very civil, and the audio quality is pretty good.
Transcript below.
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/B4k9Wv7obWA
Original Youtube:
TRANSCRIPT
Let’s Talk Ethereum—Libe...2017-12-1253 minKinsella On LibertyKOL229 | Ernie Hancock Show: IP Debate with Alan KorwinKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 229.
This is my appearance on the Ernie Hancock "Declare your Independence" show for Nov. 3, hours 2 and 3. There is a "debate"—more of a discussion really—with libertarian-ish gun-rights author Alan Korwin in the first segment.
Grok summary shownotes: [0:00–59:24] In this episode of the Ernest Hancock Show (KOL229, Nov. 3, 2017), host Ernest Hancock facilitates a heated debate on intellectual property (IP), specifically copyright, featuring Stephan Kinsella and Alan Korwin. Kinsella, a libertarian legal theorist and outspoken critic of IP, argues that copyright is an unjust state-granted monopoly that stifles innovation and free speech, rooted in historical control mechan...2017-11-062h 15Kinsella On LibertyKOL217 | Intellectual Property is the Bastard Child of the GatekeepersKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 217.
This is Episode 14 of the MusicPreneur podcast, "Intellectual Property is the Bastard Child of the Gatekeepers," run by host James Newcomb. I appeared on his previous podcast, Outside the Music Box, a while back. This one is a fresh, stand-alone discussion where I lay out the case against IP fairly methodically. MusicPreneur shownotes below. See also my A Selection of my Best Articles and Speeches on IP.
GROK SHOWNOTES: In this episode of the Kinsella on Liberty podcast (KOL217), recorded in 2016, libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella delivers a lecture at the Property and Freedom Society’s 20...2017-02-0152 minKinsella On LibertyKOL199 | Tom Woods Show: The State’s Corruption of Private Law, or We Don’t Need No LegislatureKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 199.
I discussed legislation and law with Tom Woods on his show today, Episode 557:
Ep. 557 The State’s Corruption of Private Law, or We Don’t Need No Legislature
17th December 2015
Ever since we learned in school how a bill becomes a law, we’ve absorbed the idea that it’s normal for law to be imposed from the top down. But it’s possible, and indeed the historical norm, for law to emerge in a completely different, more libertarian-friendly way. Join me for a great conversation with Stephan Kinsella!
Transcript below.
Youtube version:
More description from Tom's...2015-12-1740 minKinsella On LibertyKOL197 | Tom Woods Show: The Central Rothbard Contribution I Overlooked, and Why It Matters: The Rothbard-Evers Title-Transfer Theory of ContractKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 197.
I discussed Rothbardian/libertarian contract theory with Tom Woods on his show today.
Update: See also Łukasz Dominiak & Tate Fegley, "Contract Theory, Title Transfer, and Libertarianism," Diametros (10 Sep. 2022; doi: 10.33392/diam.180)
Transcript below.
Ep. 547 The Central Rothbard Contribution I Overlooked, and Why It Matters
Youtube:
3rd December 2015
Stephan Kinsella explains the importance of Rothbard’s theory of contract — a point I myself did not appreciate until this episode — and contrasts it with mainstream theories, which most libertarians think are the same as their own. We need to get these fundamentals right, so listen in and learn with me...2015-12-0333 minKinsella On LibertyKOL195 | The 21st Century Anarchist Podcast Ep. 038: IP and Libertarianism with Stephan KinsellaKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 195.
This is my appearance on the The 21st Century Anarchist Podcast Ep. 038: IP with Stephan Kinsella, with host Hermann Morris: "An introduction to intellectual property law and how it relates to libertarianism."
Youtube:2015-10-0453 minKinsella On LibertyKOL190 | On Life without Patents and Copyright: Or, But Who Would Pick the Cotton? (PFS 2015)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 190.
This is my talk “On Life without Patents and Copyright: Or, Who Would Pick The Cotton?”, delivered at the Property and Freedom Society, 10th Annual Meeting, Bodrum, Turkey (Sep. 13, 2015).
Also available as PFP143 (which contains the official audio instead of the iPhone audio).
GROK SHOWNOTES: In this lecture delivered at the Property and Freedom Society’s 10th Annual Meeting in Bodrum, Turkey, on September 13, 2015, titled “On Life without Patents and Copyright: Or, But Who Would Pick the Cotton?” (KOL190), libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella argues that intellectual property (IP) laws, specifically patents and copyrights, are state-enfor...2015-09-1535 minKinsella On LibertyKOL186 | The Great IP Debate: Stephan Kinsella vs. Alexander Baker (2014)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 186.
The Great IP Debate: Stephan Kinsella vs. Alexander Baker Liberty.me (July 8, 2014). From the Liberty.me description:
Intellectual property is one of the most controversial topics among libertarians. Can ideas be legitimate forms of property? Do the benefits of intellectual property laws, such as providing incentives for inventors, overcome the negatives, such as benefiting large corporations relative to newcomers in industry? Stephan Kinsella argues ideas are not and cannot be property, and that the negatives of IP easily outweigh the positives: IP amounts to a grant of government monopoly. Alexander Baker counters with a theory en...2015-08-111h 28Kinsella On LibertyKOL184 | Intellectual Property is the Root of All Evil (PorcFest 2015)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 184.
Last month I attended PorcFest 2015 and delivered this talk on intellectual property. Video version below (followed by a lower quality version shot by James Cox).
GROK SHOWNOTES: In this provocative lecture delivered at PorcFest 2015, titled “Intellectual Property is the Root of All Evil,” libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella argues that intellectual property (IP) laws, specifically patents and copyrights, are fundamentally anti-libertarian, creating artificial scarcity on non-scarce ideas and violating natural property rights (0:00-10:00). Kinsella, leveraging Austrian economics, explains that property rights apply only to scarce, rivalrous resources to resolve conflicts, using examples like a patented mousetra...2015-07-2954 minKinsella On LibertyKOL183: Stephan Kinsella vs. William Thomas: Anarchism: For And Against: A Debate (PorcFest 2015)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 183.
I recently attended PorcFest 2015 and participated in a debate on anarchy and other matters, plus a speech on IP as the Root of All Evil. The YouTube, filmed by James Cox, is below. The audio here was captured by my iphone.
Update: From Ayn Rand in the Campground: The Atlas Society at PorcFest "During a highlight of the conference -- people had been anticipating it for weeks -- William Thomas debated Rand’s principle of minimal government with anarchist Stephen Kinsella to a packed and lively audience. The tent was full, with standing room only, and pe...2015-07-2957 minKinsella On LibertyKOL182 | Molyneux, Kinsella, and a Student: An Introduction to Libertarian Ethics (2014)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 182.
In January 2014, Stefan Molyneux (of FreeDomain Radio) and I had a discussion with Harrison Fischberg about the foundation of libertarian ethics. I just realized that I never put this on my podcast feed so—here it is.2015-05-1255 minKinsella On LibertyKOL180 | Tucker and Kinsella on Against Intellectual PropertyKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 180.
Jeff Tucker and I discussed IP and my original Against Intellectual Property article. The video can be seen here, and it's embedded below:
Spreecast is the social video platform that connects people.
Check out Liberty Classics: Against IP on Spreecast.2015-03-311h 25Kinsella On LibertyKOL179 | Did “Blurred Lines” Steal from “Got to Give It Up”? Stephan Kinsella and Jeffrey TuckerKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 179.
Jeff Tucker and I discuss the recent copyright lawsuit over the "Blurred Lines" song by Robin Thicke and Pharrel.
Background and related:
From this post: "In the case of copyright, for example, J.D. Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye, convinced U.S. courts to ban the publication of a novel called 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye.” And in Canada, when a grocery store in Canada mistakenly sold 14 copies of a new Harry Potter book a few days before its official release, a judge “ordered customers not to talk about the book, copy it, sell it ...2015-03-1300 minKinsella On LibertyKOL177 | “Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics: Lecture 6: The Future; Integrating IP Theory With Austrian Economics and Libertarian Theory; Proposed Reforms; Imagining A Post-IP World; The Future of Open Vs. Closed” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 177.
This is the final of six lectures of my 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics" (originally presented Tuesdays, Mar. 22-April 26, 2011). The first lecture may be found in KOL172.
GROK SUMMARY: In the sixth and final lecture of the 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics," libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella concludes his comprehensive critique of intellectual property (IP), focusing on the economic consequences of patents and copyrights and exploring reform possibilities from a libertarian perspective (0:00-10:00). Kinsella recaps the course’s arguments, emphasizing that IP creates artificial scarcity on n...2015-02-181h 32Kinsella On LibertyKOL176 | “Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics: Lecture 5: Property, Scarcity and Ideas; Examining Rights-Based Arguments for IP” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 176.
This is the fifth of six lectures of my 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics" (originally presented Tuesdays, Mar. 22-April 26, 2011). The first lecture may be found in KOL172.
GROK SHOWNOTES: In the fifth and final lecture of the 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics," libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella examines rights-based arguments for intellectual property (IP), particularly patents and copyrights, arguing they fundamentally conflict with libertarian property rights by imposing artificial scarcity on non-scarce ideas (0:00-10:00). Kinsella recaps the course’s prior lectures, emphasizing that property rights appl...2015-02-181h 33Kinsella On LibertyKOL175 | “Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics: Lecture 4: IP Statutes and Treaties; Overview of Justifications for IP; Property, Scarcity and Ideas; Rights-based Arguments for IP; Creation as a Source of Rights” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 175.
This is the fourth of six lectures of my 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics" (originally presented Tuesdays, Mar. 22-April 26, 2011). The first lecture may be found in KOL172.
GROK SHOWNOTES: In the fourth lecture of the 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics," libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella provides a detailed examination of the statutes, case law, and international treaties that govern intellectual property (IP), arguing that patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets are state-enforced monopolies incompatible with libertarian property rights (0:00-10:00). Kinsella traces the evolution of U.S...2015-02-171h 32Kinsella On LibertyKOL174 | “Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics: Lecture 3: Examining the Utilitarian Case for IP” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 174.
This is the third of six lectures of my 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics" (originally presented Tuesdays, Mar. 22-April 26, 2011). The first lecture may be found in KOL172.
GROK SHOWNOTES: In the third lecture of the 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics," libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella focuses on the theoretical objections to intellectual property (IP), particularly patents and copyrights, arguing they fundamentally conflict with libertarian property rights and free-market principles (0:00-10:00). Kinsella builds on Lectures 1 and 2 by reiterating that property rights apply only to scarce, rivalrous re...2015-02-161h 25Kinsella On LibertyKOL173 | “Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics: Lecture 2: Overview of Justifications for IP; Property, Scarcity, and Ideas” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 173.
This is the second of six lectures of my 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics" (originally presented Tuesdays, Mar. 22-April 26, 2011). The first lecture may be found in KOL172.
GROK SHOWNOTES: In this second lecture of the 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics," libertarian patent attorney Stephan Kinsella delves into the sources, justifications, and types of intellectual property (IP), building on the historical and legal foundations covered in Lecture 1 (0:00-10:00). Kinsella outlines the main justifications for IP—utilitarian, labor/desert, personality, and natural rights—critiquing each through a libert...2015-02-151h 29Kinsella On LibertyKOL172 | “Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics: Lecture 1: History and Law” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 172.
This is the first of six lectures of my 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics" (Tuesdays, Mar. 22–April 26, 2011), which was a reprise of a similar Mises Academy course in October 2010. The slides and video for this lecture, as well as the “suggested readings” for all six lectures of the course are provided below. The other five lectures follow in subsequent podcast episodes KOL173–177. (Discussed in Rethinking IP; and on the Mises Blog in Study with Kinsella Online and in Rethinking Intellectual Property: Kinsella’s Mises Academy Online Course. See also “Rethinking IP,” Mises Dai...2015-02-151h 42Kinsella On LibertyKOL168 | Jeffrey Tucker Interviews Stephan Kinsella on Samsung-Apple trial (2012)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 168.
Jeffrey Tucker Interviews Stephan Kinsella on Samsung-Apple trial, Laissez-Faire Club (Aug. 27, 2012).
Video below.2015-01-0525 minKinsella On LibertyKOL153 | “The Social Theory of Hoppe: Lecture 1: Property Foundations” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 153.
This is the first of 6 lectures of my 2011 Mises Academy course “The Social Theory of Hoppe.” See also my article "Read Hoppe, Then Nothing Is the Same," Mises Daily (June 10, 2011). The remaining lectures follow in podcast feed.
The slides for the first lecture of the Social Theory of Hoppe course are provided below, as are the “suggested readings” for the course.
Transcript below.
[Update: see also David Gordon, “The Political Economy of Hans Hoppe” (Mises University 2021)]
As general background I suggest:
Kinsella, “Foreword,” in Hans-Hermann Hoppe, A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism (Laissez Faire Books ebook edition, 2013)
...2014-10-161h 59Kinsella On LibertyKOL149 | IP And Beyond With Stephan Kinsella – Non-Aggression PodcastKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 149.
My recent appearance on the Non-Aggression Podcast with host Mike Cuneo, aka 412 Libertarian. We talked about IP, Georgism, Stefan Molyneux's use of the DMCA to do a copyright takedown of a critic on youtube, whether Hitler is responsible for the holocaust, and the like.
From his show notes:
IP And Beyond With Stephan Kinsella – Non-Aggression Podcast
I had the pleasure of speaking at length with Stephan Kinsella, a patent attorney, libertarian author and scholar, and head of the Center For The Study of Innovative Freedom, or C4SIV.
Stephan also runs the site StephanKinsella.com
Caus...2014-08-301h 14Kinsella On LibertyKOL148 | Freedom Feens: Stephan Kinsella Battles The Copyright Zombies And Patent TrollsKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 148.
I was a guest last night on Freedom Feens (Aug 28, 2014): Stephan Kinsella Battles The Copyright Zombies And Patent Trolls – Freedom Feens live radio archive "Stephan Kinsella is an intellectual property attorney who hates intellectual property laws. He explains why, and what can be done about it. It’s one of the best chats we’ve heard from him yet.
Derrick J. Freeman and Davi Barker help. Michael W. Dean isn’t there, and Davi is only there sometimes, because some patent somewhere is messing with their Internet."
Some links for matters discussed in the show:
Personal Audio...2014-08-281h 21Kinsella On LibertyKOL146 | Interview of Williamson Evers on the Title-Transfer Theory of ContractKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 146.
Update: See also Thoughts on Walter Block on Voluntary Slavery, Alienability vs. Inalienability, Property and Contract, Rothbard and Evers
(Jan. 9, 2022).
Transcript below.
See also KOL197 | Tom Woods Show: The Central Rothbard Contribution I Overlooked, and Why It Matters: The Rothbard-Evers Title-Transfer Theory of Contract.
Today I had a discussion with Williamson Evers, about his pathbreaking 1977 article Toward a Reformulation of the Law of Contracts, which was the first article ever published in the Journal of Libertarian Studies (Evers's other JLS articles).
This article was relied on heavily by Rothbard, in ch. 19 of The Ethics of Liber...2014-08-0634 minKinsella On LibertyKOL130 | Bad Quaker: Kinsella and Tucker on Abortion, …Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 130.
From the Bad Quaker podcast with host Ben Stone, Jeff Tucker and I discuss a variety of libertarian issues, including abortion and the like.
https://youtu.be/QffkDMlH2iA
Update: Here is the (lightly edited) text of the email I sent Tucker and Stone a few hours before the podcast, that was alluded to at the end:
There is something I've been chewing over in my mind lately that I've been thinking about discussing or putting on a podcast, and I'll briefly mention below, in case you two think this is worth talking about.
It conc...2014-05-241h 02Kinsella On LibertyKOL125 | The Evils of IP with Stephan Kinsella (Richard Heathen)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 125.
Richard Heathen of Liberty Machine News interviews Stephan Kinsella about the evils intellectual property, why it it illegitimate and how it empowers crony capitalism through heavy handed state enforcement. (recorded April 10, 2014; uploaded May 12, 2014)2014-05-1346 minKinsella On LibertyKOL123 | Debate with Jan Helfeld on Anarchy vs. Limited GovernmentKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 123.
Daniel Rothschild arranged for and moderated a debate between me and Objectivist/classical liberal (or whatever he is) Jan Helfeld. I lost my temper with the guy because I refused to let him do what I've seen him do to others—take the moral highground (which, as someone defending the state against me, a real libertarian, I was not going to let him do) and use his boring/bludgeoning "socratic" debate technique to try to boringly wear people down. I refused to give in to either, which resulted in the funny mess that you can see...2014-04-291h 48Kinsella On LibertyKOL117 | Liberty Talk 004: Tucker & Kinsella on Property Rights in the Digital AgeKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 117.
This is the audio for episode 004 of Liberty Talk, an occasional Google hangout-based podcast with Jeffrey Tucker and me (Google Plus page; Youtube Channel).2014-02-1038 minKinsella On LibertyKOL115 | Mises Canada Austrian AV Club—Kinsella and the Corporation on Trial (2012)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 115.
I was interviewed back in May 2012 by Redmond Weissenberger, [RIP] Director of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada. We had a long-ranging discussion of the issue of corporations and limited liability, and we touched on other issues as well including causation and responsibility and the praxeological structure of human action; intellectual property; gay marriage and language; human rights as property rights, and free speech; corporate size and international trade in a free society, vs. left-libertarian claims to the contrary; nuclear power, energy, and environmentalists; eminent domain and the Keystone pipeline; Peter Klein and Murray R...2014-02-031h 26Kinsella On LibertyKOL101 | The Future (the End?) of Intellectual Property (Open Science Summit, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 101.
This was my talk delivered at the Open Science Summit, Mountain View, CA (Oct. 22, 2011), held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. My panel's topic was "The Future (the End?) of 'Intellectual Property.'" My talk, "IP and the New Mercantilism," is first, and lasts about the first 19 minutes. The slideshow I used (but did not show the audience) is also below.
My original title was "IP and the New Mercantilism," but I think a better title is "Property and Science: The Twin Pillars of Prosperity and Civilization—Versus Patent and Copyright."
Grok shown...2013-12-031h 35Kinsella On LibertyKOL093 | Liberty Talk 003: Tucker & Kinsella Talk with a Fired CopKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 093. This is the audio for episode 003 of Liberty Talk, a new weekly-ish Google hangout-based podcast with Jeffrey Tucker and me (Google Plus page; Youtube Channel). This week we talked to Justin Hanners, a fired Auburn, Alabama cop (see Citizens Behind Officer Justin Hanners). He dropped by Jeff's office so we snagged a quick interview. He talks about police corruption and ticket quotas.2013-10-3125 minKinsella On LibertyKOL086 | RARE Radio interview with Kurt Wallace: The War on BitcoinKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 086.
Last weekend I gave a talk “The History, Meaning, and Future of Legal Tender,” at Jeff Tucker's Crypto-Currency Conference: Bitcoin and the Future of Money (Atlanta, Oct. 5, 2013). See KOL085 | The History, Meaning, and Future of Legal Tender; slides below. Video/professional audio to be released later. Pix here and here.
This is an interview I did with Kurt Wallace, of RARE radio, whom I met at the CCC. We discussed a variety of issues about bitcoin; the transcript is below.
Rare Conversation LISTEN: Why the U.S. will declare war on Bitcoin
PBS News Hour clip: The...2013-10-0906 minKinsella On LibertyKOL078 | Lions of Liberty Podcast Inaugural Episode: Intellectual PropertyKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 077. Lions of Liberty podcast. From Marc Clair's podcast description:
Episode 1: Stephan Kinsella
September 13, 2013
In this inaugural edition of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair interviews libertarian legal scholar Stephan Kinsella about the concept of intellectual property and the libertarian framework.
Lions of Liberty Podcast, Ep. 1: Stephan Kinsella
Finally! The long-anticipated Lions of Liberty Podcast has arrived! In this first episode, I spoke with Stephan Kinsella regarding the subject of intellectual property within the libertarian framework. Kinsella is the author of Against Intellectual Property, and is one of the best-known voices in the libertarian co...2013-09-131h 19Kinsella On LibertyKOL076 | IP Debate with Chris LeRouxKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 076.
IP Debate with Chris (aka "Sid Non-Vicious") LeRoux, hosted by James Cox. LeRoux claims to be an anarcho-capitalist and former Randian but not a libertarian (he doesn't like labels, you see). He was recently arguing kinda for IP-but-not-really on Shanklin's podcast (see below), and contacted me about these issues. As you can see from the "debate" it's not clear what his position is or why he even wanted to debate me, or what he really disagrees with me on, but, .... here it is. Cox did a good guy trying to moderate, but it ended up be...2013-08-301h 30Kinsella On LibertyKOL062 | “Intellectual Freedom and Learning versus Patent and Copyright” (University of Texas, Austin, 2010)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 062.
This is my speech "Intellectual Freedom and Learning versus Patent and Copyright," at the 2010 Students For Liberty Texas Regional Conference (report), University of Texas, Austin. I discussed this previously in my post Kinsella Speech at Students for Liberty – Texas Conference (Austin), on “Intellectual Freedom vs Patent and Copyright”. An edited transcript appears in my article “Intellectual Freedom and Learning Versus Patent and Copyright,” Economic Notes No. 113 (Libertarian Alliance, Jan. 18, 2011); also published as “Intellectual Freedom and Learning Versus Patent and Copyright,” The Libertarian Standard (Jan. 19, 2011). The video is below.
Grok shownotes:
In this engaging lecture delivered at a Texas university...2013-05-2429 minKinsella On LibertyKOL058 | Guest on Gene Basler Show: Anarcho-capitalist issues (2010)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 058.
I appeared on the Gene Basler Show (May 30, 2010), discussing a variety of anarcho-libertarian matters–environmentalism, nuclear power, state propaganda in government schools, class action lawsuits, reparations, how to achieve an anarcho-libertarian society, animal rights, positive rights and obligations, forced heirship, and so on (an edited transcript to appear as a chapter in Gene Basler, Environmental Non-Policy: Interviews on Environment, War and Liberty, forthcoming August 2011).
https://youtu.be/e6NkAno4HTA
Transcript
Gene Basler Show: Anarcho-Capitalist Issues
Stephan Kinsella and Gene Basler
Gene Basler Show, May 30, 2010
00:00:05
Gene: Welcome folks. This is Gene Basler, your host. This is...2013-05-221h 15Kinsella On LibertyKOL055 | The Voluntary Life Author Interview: Stephan Kinsella on Against Intellectual Property (2010)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 055.
This is from The Voluntary Life, Author Interview: Stephan Kinsella on Against Intellectual Property (March 20, 2010; also podcast as Episode 1616 of Freedomain Radio, as Stefan Molyneux joined in too). See also their interesting episode Against Intellectual Property: A Follow Up Discussion.2013-05-181h 10Kinsella On LibertyKOL038 | Debate with Robert Wenzel on Intellectual PropertyKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 038.
[Update: see my post Wenzel the Werewolf; and Robert Wenzel, "Kinsela [sic] Constantly Insulted Me, Interrupted Me and Broke His Agreement.", Economic Policy Journal [sic] (May 5, 2014); and idem, "Is This What Kinsella Was Afraid Of?", Economic Policy Journal [sic] (May 6, 2014)]
Blogger Robert Wenzel and I had a "debate" earlier today about IP, to be jointly put up on my podcast and his Economic Policy Journal "podcast" (it's on his site at Kinsella Crushed!! and Initial Report on Debate, and mentioned ahead of time several times as linked below). Bob is an Austrian libertarian (I think) blog...2013-04-012h 23Kinsella On LibertyKOL037 | Locke’s Big Mistake: How the Labor Theory of Property Ruined Political TheoryKinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 037. [Transcript.]
I spoke last weekend at the "Liberty in the Pines" (facebook event) conference at Stephen F. Austin State University, in Nacogdoches, Texas. Sponsored by the Young Americans for Liberty chapter and the Charles Koch Foundation, this one-day event brought together liberty-lovers of all stripes from surrounding areas. My speech was "Locke’s Big Mistake: How the Labor Theory of Property Ruined Political Theory." Stefan Molyneux and Jeff Tucker appeared and delivered speeches as well (with Jeff's inspiring keynote resulting in a resounding standing ovation). Walter Block conducted an "Ask a Libertarian" Q&A session (remotel...2013-03-281h 43Kinsella On LibertyKOL035 | Antiwar Interview: Federalism, Bill of Rights, Constitutional Sentimentalism, IP (2010)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 035.
This is from my Antiwar Interview: Kinsella on Bill of Rights, Intellectual Property by host Scott Horton (Feb. 11, 2010). We discussed "the federal government’s appropriation of the Bill of Rights – through the 14th Amendment – to regulate state powers, the debate about whether current lawlessness can rightfully be blamed on deviation from the beneficent Constitution or if the problem lies in the deeply flawed document itself and why ideas can’t be property."
For more on the latter, see the C4SIF Resources page. For more on constitutional sentimentalism and related issues, see “Thumbs Down on the Fourth of J...2013-03-2123 minKinsella On LibertyKOL024 | Daniels, Kinsella, Marks, Hoppe, Tucker: “Discussion, Q&A” (PFS 2012, Day 3)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 024.
[See also PFP102]
I previously podcasted my speech from September 2012 at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Property and Freedom Society in Bodrum, Turkey (KOL001 | "The (State's) Corruption of (Private) Law" (PFS 2012)). Later that day I and the other speakers from that day, including Jeff Tucker and Hans-Hermann Hoppe, participated in a general panel discussion and Q&A session, which is included in this podcast episode.
Topics discussed include the issue of preemptive attacks and standing threats, spanking and libertarianism, Gresham's law and law and legislation, strategies for liberty in life and how to avoid corruption in...2013-02-251h 09Kinsella On LibertyKOL023 | “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society: Lecture 6: Applications Continued; Common Libertarian Mistakes (Fraud Etc.)” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 023.
This is lecture 6 (of 6) of my 2011 Mises Academy course “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society.”
Note: The material in these lectures more or less tracks the contents of my later-published book Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston, Texas: Papinian Press, 2023).
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[00:00–15:00] In the sixth and final lecture of the Mises Academy course "Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society," delivered on March 7, 2011, Stephan Kinsella wraps up the series by addressing advanced applications and common libertarian misconceptions. He recaps the course’s foundation: property rights, self-ownership, and the non-aggression principle as tools to resolve c...2013-02-211h 37Kinsella On LibertyKOL022b | “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society, Lecture 5b: Q&A” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 022b.
This is lecture 5b (in addition to the 6 main lectures) of my 2011 Mises Academy course “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society.” The main lectures start at KOL018.
Note: The material in these lectures more or less tracks the contents of my later-published book Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston, Texas: Papinian Press, 2023).
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[00:00–15:00] In this supplementary Q&A session for the Mises Academy course "Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society," recorded in 2011, Stephan Kinsella addresses follow-up questions from Lecture 5, which focused on intellectual property (IP), trade secrets, and defamation. He begins...2013-02-2100 minKinsella On LibertyKOL021 | “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society, Lecture 4: Causation, Aggression, Responsibility” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 021.
This is lecture 4 (of 6) of my 2011 Mises Academy course “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society.” The remaining lectures follow in subsequent podcast episodes.
Note: The material in these lectures more or less tracks the contents of my later-published book Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston, Texas: Papinian Press, 2023).
Grok Shownotes:
[00:00–15:00] In the fourth lecture of the Mises Academy course "Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society," delivered on February 21, 2011, Stephan Kinsella focuses on the concepts of causation, aggression, and responsibility within a libertarian framework. He reviews the previous lectures’ emphasis on property rights, self-owne...2013-02-211h 22Kinsella On LibertyKOL020 | “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society: Lecture 3: Applications I: Legal Systems, Contract, Fraud” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 020.
This is lecture 3 (of 6) of my 2011 Mises Academy course “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society.” The remaining lectures follow in subsequent podcast episodes.
Note: The material in these lectures more or less tracks the contents of my later-published book Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston, Texas: Papinian Press, 2023).
Grok Shownotes:
[00:00–15:00] In the third lecture of the Mises Academy course "Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society," delivered on February 14, 2011, Stephan Kinsella shifts from foundational principles to practical applications, focusing on legal systems, contracts, and fraud. He recaps the prior lectures’ emphasis on property rights, s...2013-02-211h 42Kinsella On LibertyKOL019 | “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society, Lecture 2: Libertarian Basics: Rights and Law-Continued” (Mises Academy, 2011)Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 019.
This is lecture 2 (of 6) of my 2011 Mises Academy course “Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society.” The remaining lectures follow in subsequent podcast episodes.
Note: The material in these lectures more or less tracks the contents of my later-published book Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Houston, Texas: Papinian Press, 2023).
Grok Shownotes:
[00:00–15:00] In the second lecture of the Mises Academy course "Libertarian Legal Theory: Property, Conflict, and Society," delivered on February 7, 2011, Stephan Kinsella continues exploring libertarian principles, focusing on their application to legal theory. He recaps the first lecture’s discussion on justice, rights, and property...2013-02-212h 01Kinsella On LibertyKOL013 | “Intellectual Property and Libertarianism,” Mises University 2009Kinsella on Liberty Podcast: Episode 013.
“Intellectual Property and Libertarianism,” speech presented at Mises University 2009 (July 30, 2009; audio & video; Youtube version embedded below); speech podcast on The Lew Rockwell Show, #131, as The Intellectual Property Racket (Aug. 19, 2009).
This presentation was different than others I've done in the past on IP, partly because, as it for students, I tried to start from the ground up, and also to integrate the proper approach to IP with the essential principles of libertarian political philosophy. Thus part of the talk summarized my view of what libertarianism is, and then applied it to IP; this summary view of the libert...2013-02-0753 minKinsella on LibertyKinsella Intellectual Property discussion on Freedomain Radio Book ClubFrom Stefan Molyneux's post on the Mises forum:
The Freedomain Radio Book Club had a great discussion with Stephan about intellectual property which I thought you might enjoy...
FDR1616 Stephan Kinsella on Intellectual Property from Freedomain Radio
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We did this yesterday, Mar. 20, 2010. It was about an hour and was a nice, intelligent discussion of IP and related libertarian issues. (Local MP3 file -- 59MB)
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Update: This originally appeared on The Voluntary Life, Author Interview: Stephan Kinsella on Against Intellectual Property (March 20, 2010; see also their interesting episode Against Intellectual Property: A Follow Up Discussion). The Voluntary Life vers...2010-03-2100 min