ISIL Freedom Network: Global > Scholarly and In-Depth Studies > Intellectual Property

In Defense of Napster and against the second homesteading rule
Source: LewRockwell.com
Author: N. Stephan Kinsella
Country: United States

The author defends Napster and attacks the concept of granting property rights in ideas that can be shared, rather than things that can be held by only one person. (9/4/00)

Compulsory licensing versus the three 'golden oldies'
Source: Cato Institute
Author: Robert P Merges
Country: United States

An examination of the history and current applicability of compulsory licensing, with particular attention to digital media. (PDF file) (1/15/04)

Patent wrongs
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
Author: Ilana Mercer
Country: United States

International battles over the production and distribution of patented medicines demonstrate that enforcement of "intellectual property rights" can conflict with the rights of tangible property holders. (03/30/01)

Open to development: Open-source software and economic development
Source: IPN
Author: Bibek Debroy and Julian Morris
Country: United Kingdom

"This paper examines the role that open-source software can play in an economy and its development, with a focus on empirical evidence and economic logic." (4/04) (PDF file)

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