Lecture series · recorded 2010
Against Intellectual Property
Against Intellectual Property is a free lecture series (7 recordings, 1.9 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Stephan Kinsella.
Stephan Kinsella caused a worldwide rethinking among libertarians of the very basis of intellectual property. Narrated by Jock Coats.
Read the book: Against Intellectual Property by Stephan Kinsella, free to download here.
Cover painting: Matthew Boulton lobbies members of Parliament to extend Watt's engine patent, London, 1775. See every painting in the art gallery.
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Property Rights: Tangible and Intangible 2010
From the audio version of Against Intellectual Property. Narrated by Jock Coats.
Private PropertyLegal System
Read the transcript 257 words
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Summary of IP Law 2010
From the audio version of Against Intellectual Property. Narrated by Jock Coats.
Private PropertyLegal System
Read the transcript 1,510 words
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Libertarian Perspectives on IP 2010
From the audio version of Against Intellectual Property. Narrated by Jock Coats.
Political TheoryPrivate PropertyLegal System
Read the transcript 2,775 words
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IP and Property Rights 2010
From the audio version of Against Intellectual Property. Narrated by Jock Coats.
Private PropertyLegal System
Read the transcript 5,586 words
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IP as Contract 2010
From the audio version of Against Intellectual Property. Narrated by Jock Coats.
Private PropertyLegal System
Read the transcript 4,157 words
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Conclusion 2010
From the audio version of Against Intellectual Property. Narrated by Jock Coats.
Private PropertyLegal System
Read the transcript 126 words
Read the book chapter 116 words
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Appendix: Some Questionable Examples of Patents and Copyrights 2010
From the audio version of Against Intellectual Property. Narrated by Jock Coats.
Private PropertyLegal System
Read the transcript 405 words
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Recording dates, summaries and topics for 7 of these 7 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Against Intellectual Property, checked 2026-07-23.
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About this series
- Is Against Intellectual Property free to listen to?
- Yes. All 7 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
- How long is Against Intellectual Property?
- 7 recordings, 1.9 hours in total.
- When was Against Intellectual Property recorded?
- 2010, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is the book behind Against Intellectual Property available here?
- Yes. Against Intellectual Property by Stephan Kinsella is in this archive as a free download, on its own page.
- Is there a transcript of Against Intellectual Property?
- Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 14,816 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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