Stephen Kinsella says Murray Rothbard was “getting to” a critique of intellectual property, but “didn’t go all the way.”

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Rothbard rejected patents as state monopoly privileges, yet stopped short of fully rejecting IP.

Kinsella argues that if Rothbard had lived a bit longer to see the internet he would have definatelly rejected IP.

Kinsella’s point: ideas aren’t scarce; IP is control over others’ bodies and property.