Complete Liberty Podcast

Our last episode dealing strictly with patents...next up, trademarks and copyrights Supreme Court to decide: What kind of innovations get a patent? by Warren Richey http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1108/p02s13-usju.html High court considers whether business methods can be patented by Peter Whoriskey http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR2009110903301.html The patent industry relies on the coercion of government to garner profits Patents being State-granted monopolies, rather than fostering innovation, work to hinder it Much wealth is squandered on patent litigation, and the unseen costs are immense Walking the tightrope of governmental regulation is illusory; any intervention is damaging and unjust Threatening people with violence and limiting their actions doesn't promote progress in the useful arts and sciences There is no such thing as a "limited monopoly" Arbitrary is the name of the patent game, as well as the government game Various Libertarians, such as Mary Ruwart (http://www.