KOL172 | “Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics: Lecture 1: History and Law” (Mises Academy, 2011)

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 172. This is the first of six lectures of my 2011 Mises Academy course "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics" (Tuesdays, Mar. 22–April 26, 2011), which was a reprise of a similar Mises Academy course in October 2010. The slides and video for this lecture, as well as the “suggested readings” for all six lectures of the course are provided below. The other five lectures follow in subsequent podcast episodes KOL173–177. (Discussed in Rethinking IP; and on the Mises Blog in Study with Kinsella Online and in Rethinking Intellectual Property: Kinsella’s Mises Academy Online Course. See also “Rethinking IP,” Mises Daily (Feb. 10, 2011).) See my article "Rethinking IP," Mises Daily (Feb. 10, 2011).) Transcript below. Related Material Youtube playlist for all 6 lectures This course was discussed in “Rethinking IP,” Mises Daily (Feb. 10, 2011), and on the Mises Blog in Study with Kinsella Online and in Rethinking Intellectual Property: Kinsella’s Mises Academy Online Course. The course and other matters are discussed in further detail here. This course followed an earlier presentation in 2010; see "Rethinking Intellectual Property: History, Theory, and Economics," Mises Daily (Oct. 22, 2010; archived comments), and "Understanding IP: An Interview with Stephan Kinsella," Mises Daily (Oct. 21, 2010, with Jeffrey A. Tucker) (Transcript of Understanding IP: An Interview with Stephan Kinsella (2010)). Lecture 1 from the 2010 course is here. Introductory video from the Mises Blog post Kinsella Can Be Your Professor: Lecture 1: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN HISTORY  SUGGESTED READING MATERIAL The "suggested readings" for each lecture are appended below. The links were internal Mises Academy links so would not work here, so until I find time to code in the links, most of these materials can be found on stephankinsella.com/publications, c4sif.org/resources, mises.org, hanshoppe.com/publications, or on Wikipedia or by google search. (If there is a particular link you cannot find online, email me or add to the comments, and I'll try to find it and update the post with that link.) Main Texts Kinsella, Against Intellectual Property (AIP) Boldrin & Levine, Against Intellectual Monopoly (AIM) LECTURE 1: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN HISTORY SUGGESTED READINGS Legal Background: AIP, pp. 9-14 Optional Copyright Basics (US Copyright Office) URL Copyright overview (LII/Cornell) URL Patent law overview (LII/Cornell) URL Patent introductory information (Ladas & Parry) URL US Patent law information (USPTO) URL History: AIM, ch. 2, pp. 33-35 ("World Before Copyright" section); ch. 3, pp. 48-51 ("World Without Patent" section). AIP, pp. 9-14 Statute of Anne (Wikipedia) URL Stationers' Company (Wikipedia) URL History of patent law (Wikipedia) URL Letters Patent (Wikipedia) URL