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The Law of Intellectual Property by Lysander Spooner

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Chapters

  1. CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.281 words
  2. NOTE.116 words
  3. SECTION I.: The Right of Property in Ideas to be proved by Analogy.141 words
  4. SECTION II.: What is Wealth?1,645 words
  5. SECTION III.: What is Property?184 words
  6. SECTION IV.: What is the Right of Property?560 words
  7. SECTION V.: What Things are Subjects of Property?1,386 words
  8. SECTION VI.: How is the Right of Property acquired.2,583 words
  9. SECTION VII.: What is the Foundation of the Right of Property?347 words
  10. SECTION VIII.: How is the Right of Property Transferred?222 words
  11. SECTION IX.: Conclusions from the Preceding Principles.82 words
  12. SECTION I.: Objection First.3,675 words
  13. SECTION II.: Objection Second.5,932 words
  14. SECTION III.: Objection Third.771 words
  15. SECTION IV.: Objection Fourth.621 words
  16. SECTION V.: Objection Fifth.1,075 words
  17. SECTION VI.: Objection Sixth.1,351 words
  18. SECTION VII.: Objection Seventh.326 words
  19. SECTION VIII.: Objection Eighth.253 words
  20. SECTION IX.: Objection Ninth.1,023 words
  21. SECTION X.: Objection Tenth.888 words
  22. SECTION XI.: Objection Eleventh.6,215 words
  23. SECTION XII.: Objection Twelfth.4,285 words
  24. SECTION XIII.: Objection Thirteenth.838 words
  25. SECTION XIV.: Objection Fourteenth.1,013 words
  26. SECTION XV.: Objection Fifteenth.261 words
  27. SECTION I.: Perpetuity of Intellectual Property.144 words
  28. SECTION II.: Descent of Intellectual Property.956 words
  29. CHAPTER IV.: THE SALE OF IDEAS.8,059 words
  30. CHAPTER V.: THE POLICY OF PERPETUITY IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.10,519 words
  31. SECTION I.: What is the Common Law of England?2,499 words
  32. SECTION II.: Why the Common Law Right of Property in Ideas has not been more fully Acknowledged.6,912 words
  33. SECTION III.: Review of the Case of Millar vs. Taylor.5,192 words
  34. SECTION IV.: Review of the Case of Donaldson and another, vs. Becket and another.13,870 words
  35. About Liberty Fund328 words
  36. The Online Library of Liberty235 words
  37. Copyright Information531 words

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