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Pervach · **Joined:** Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:58 pm **Posts:** 57

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Patents are artificial privileges granted by the state that actually undermine private property rights.

This being the core point, imo. Where rights = freedoms, freedom being required for creativity and creativity being required for innovation etc. etc.

Pervach · **Joined:** Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:58 pm **Posts:** 57

http://blog.mises.org/13206/lets-just-s ... nd-patent/

"warned him not to release his free product because it would infringe on a legal monopoly"
"It further demonstrates how it would be possible to shut down the whole world using patent lawsuits. Folks, the criminals are in control of the law"