tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071098089153600904.post281302232945270401..comments2023-11-02T07:31:47.448-04:00Comments on Austrian Economics and Literature: Intellectual PropertyTroy Camplinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071098089153600904.post-12579501128528647802011-02-10T13:50:11.524-05:002011-02-10T13:50:11.524-05:00I didn't argue that Austrians don't recogn...I didn't argue that Austrians don't recognize the high costs involved in creation. I simply argued that such a concern is primary for Rand and secondary for the LvMI anti-IP arguments relative to all of the arguments you raise. One could imagine IP laws that take into consideration all the things you raise, so the question is, why no IP rather than better IP laws? When you buy units of my book Diaphysics from the publisher who published my book, I get royalties (eventually). But if anyone could publish anything at any time, others could publish my book without paying me anything. They could even put their name on it. Rand would ask, why, under those conditions, publish anything, if it can be stolen and you can't have any legal recourse? Sure, there is reputation -- but you lose a chance for that if someone else puts their name on it. One may not be able to satisfy Rand with an answer :-) but there are plenty of people out there who could be satisfied. What answer would you give?Troy Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071098089153600904.post-78240403304427297282011-02-10T10:12:24.842-05:002011-02-10T10:12:24.842-05:00I think the benefits for art in removing IP is tha...I think the benefits for art in removing IP is that it will allow more artists to build on the work of previous artists who copyright their work. For example, fan fictions allow for up and coming writers to promote their skill, but technically using character names is illegal under copyright laws. Sometimes, I even find myself liking the work of fans more than the original artists. Also, fan creations and copies give greater attention (which is scarce) to a particular work of art (after all, people are still more willing to pay more for an original than a copy).<br /><br />As for the argument that Austrians don't recognize the high costs involved in creation is simply untrue. All Austrians say is that it is not justifiable to create scarcity where none exists. We don't buy intellectual goods in some large vacuum. We buy them in units and we only purchase them in what they are contained in. For example, we don't buy the information in a book, but the physical materials that make the book. What we pay for at a concert is not the music but the seat we wish to occupy while listening. <br /><br />here are some articles which relate to this topic of IP and art.<br />http://mises.org/daily/4792<br />http://mises.org/daily/4662<br />http://www.libertarianstandard.com/2011/02/09/objectivists-hsieh-and-perkins-on-ip-and-pirating-music/ ]<br /><br />Hope this helps :DMichael Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280416746357847160noreply@blogger.com