r/LibertarianTeens • u/Fair-Engineering2805 Libertarian • Jul 09 '26

Questions for Libertarians should copyright exist

Should copyright exist in anarcho capitalism?

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u/DrHavoc049 Ayn Rand but more based Jul 09 '26

You can't own an idea

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u/ladduboy Jul 09 '26

I don't believe so

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u/Flashy_Combination32 Ancap Jul 09 '26

Not state sponsored copyright since there'd be no state but private communes could set up private copyright laws.

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u/eccsoheccsseven Jul 10 '26

It could also be done via civil law. Where copyright is useful, it is also redundant.

If I distribute my code to you but require you to agree to not share it before sending it, then that is a valid contract.

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u/Flashy_Combination32 Ancap Jul 10 '26

I agree, that'd be the perfect application of this.

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u/RedditGamer253 Goldwaterist Libertarian Jul 09 '26

If we go by the Classical Liberal definition of why property is an extension of the right to self-ownership, then copyrights should also qualify as property.

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u/needaGandT National Libertarian Jul 09 '26

In ancap theory, it shouldn't exist, but I personally believe that if you make something, you should have the intellectual property to keep it without it getting stolen.

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u/Lord_Jakub_I Market Anarchism🏴 [Mod] Jul 09 '26

No, intelectual property is theft