Oh My...

A Quote from Austin...

"The only reason I can think of why some libertarians would be against patents and copyrights is because laws like these prevent them from cheating. Obviously any person who swallows the libertarian dogma lock, stock and barrel cannot think for himself, but must be lead around by other people's ideas. So if libertarians can't rely on others ideas, they would be absolutely lost. Hence, they are against copyrights and patents.Or is it because for these laws to exist, there must be some form of government to enforce them? And as these extreme, narrow-minded libertarians know, all government is evil and hell-bent on their destruction."

Here we go I usually don't comment on others blogs as it is their blog, but here Austin I believe that you are talking about two differnt things. As one of your narrow-minded libertarians, I have to question whether or not you are talking about copywriting something that has been earned or something that could be earned.

Austin I have to question whether or not you are taking about property rights being exclusive in all contexts. As I believe it, libertarians argue that if one holds contractual rights in ideas, there seems to be no good reason one could not have an equally coherent property right. Also libertarians argue that one one holds the amount of power and the ability to judge those rights (copyrights) on being fair and contractual. I believe that this is where copyrights have failed....look at where they have led us today; and that is to no actual protection for the individual.

I might be completely off, or mis-understood you but here are my two cents.

P.s. government is out to get me...and you....