Intellectual Property

From: SS Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 12:48 AM To: wblock@loyno.edu Subject: Copyrights and Patents Walter, Murray’s viewpoint was that copyrights were legitimate because it was a way of breaking of private property into pieces giving you the exclusive right to still sell your work, while patents are just state sanctioned monopolies. What is your viewpoint on this? Does it differ from his? SS Dear SS: Yes, my view diverges somewhat from Murray’s. Here’s my view on this matter: Block, 2013; Boldrin and Levine, 2008; De Wachter, 2013; Kinsella, 2001, 2012; Long, 1995; Menell, 2007A, 2007B; Mukherjee and Block, 2012; … Continue reading Intellectual Property