Complete Liberty Podcast

Complete Liberty chapter six was the most difficult to write: Ending Modern Day Letters Patent http://completeliberty.com/chapter6.php Orthodox Objectivists tenaciously hold onto the IP meme Marx's labor theory of value is in operation with the promotion of IP Australia's Woolworths, Apple in logo dispute http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091006/bs_afp/australiaustrademarkwoolworthsapple http://digg.com/apple/Apple_may_take_Woolworths_to_court_over_similar_logo Apple patents The OS X Dock http://digg.com/apple/Apple_patents_The_OS_X_Dock http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/08/apple_patents_osx_dock/ Time, money, and effort spent using the IP racket means time, money, and effort not spent on innovation Innovation is the product of creativity, and creativity is the antithesis of conformity IP means getting your corner on the market with the guns of government Corporations engage in reciprocal licensing arrangements on account of patent combat; attorneys work deals so they can continue functioning Nokia files suit