Stephan Kinsella

Stephan Kinsella, patent attorney and libertarian legal theorist known for critiquing intellectual property, joins to discuss property rights, IP, and whether digital things like Bitcoin can be truly owned. Conversation covers natural law vs positivism, homesteading and self‑ownership, fungibility and privacy coins, network effects and practical risks of storing value in crypto.

Stephan Kinsella, a legal scholar specializing in libertarianism and property rights, shares insights from his new book. He discusses the core principles of property rights and their significance in a free society. Kinsella critiques intellectual property laws, advocating for a libertarian approach that promotes individual autonomy. The conversation explores the philosophical foundations of libertarianism and anarchism while addressing the links between property rights and ethical principles. He also challenges conventional views on copyright and the impact of patents on innovation.

Stephan Kinsella, lawyer and libertarian legal theorist and author of Legal Foundations of a Free Society, discusses self-ownership and how bodily control grounds property. He examines property as a right to exclude, critiques intellectual property, explains homesteading and contracts as title transfers, and explores forfeiture, inalienability nuances, and the effects of state monopoly on ownership.

Stephan Kinsella, an intellectual property lawyer and author, discusses the concept of self-ownership, classification of rights, significance of contracts, and state monopoly. They explore the nuances of intellectual property rights, the right to exclude, and finding objective link to prevent conflict. The podcast also touches on the non-aggression axiom, the right to self-ownership, and the rules of ownership.

Stephan Kinsella, a libertarian attorney and author of Against Intellectual Property, recounts how he came to reject all forms of IP. He traces his legal and intellectual journey, critiques common defenses of IP, and explains why knowledge cannot be treated as scarce property. The talk highlights foundations of property theory and the practical implications of abolishing IP.

Stephan Kinsella, a patent attorney and libertarian legal theorist who founded the Open Crypto Foundation, discusses fighting crypto patents and protecting Bitcoin. He talks about why early intervention beats patent trolls, critiques intellectual property abuses, explains his Bitcoin maximalism, and recounts the Mises Caucus and the Reno political reset.

Stephan Kinsella, libertarian legal theorist and critic of patents and copyrights. He traces his IP views and contrasts patents, copyright, trademark, and trade secrets. He argues against Lockean and utilitarian IP justifications, criticizes trademark standards, explores market fixes for counterfeits, and unpacks NFTs, bitcoin, and what technological possession means versus legal ownership.

Stephan Kinsella, libertarian legal theorist and former patent attorney, applies praxeology to property rights and Bitcoin. The conversation covers homesteading, scarcity versus non-scarcity, private keys as access not property, Bitcoin’s mimicry of rivalrous money, consensus fragility, mining incentives, and how Bitcoin might reshape law and liberty.

Stephan Kinsella, a patent attorney and libertarian writer focused on IP, Austrian economics, and Bitcoin. He recounts his path into patent law and anti‑IP views. Conversations cover patent practice and strategy, Bitcoin’s role in spreading Austrian ideas, debates about money and Hayek vs Mises, and practical Bitcoin teaching tips.

Stephan Kinsella and Jed Grant discuss the negative effects of IP laws and improper concepts of property rights on progress and creativity. They explore the potential hindrance of Bitcoin industry by patent laws and the need to stop overly broad patents. They also dive into the mission of Open Crypto Alliance to prevent patents on Bitcoin technology and the importance of community involvement in fighting patents in the blockchain space.