“There are any number of models artists can use to profit off of their talent and artistry. It is not up to the state to protect them from competition. Musicians can obviously get paid for performing and having their music copied and "pirated" helps them in this respect by making them more well known, more popular.” WellsStatesHelpingUseArtistNumbersKnownTalentProtectMusicianModelsPaidCompetitionProfitPerformingWell KnownArtistry Author:Stephan Kinsella
“The roots of copyright lie in censorship. It was easy for state and church to control thought by controlling the scribes, but then the printing press came along and the authorities worried that they couldn't control official thought as easily.” StatesLyingEasyChurchAuthorityRootsPressesWorriedOfficialsCensorshipPrintingCopyrightPrinting PressScribes Author:Stephan Kinsella
“To be an anarchist only means that you believe that aggression is not justified, and that states necessarily employ aggression. And, therefore, that states, and the aggression they necessarily employ, are unjustified. It's quite simple, really. It's an ethical view, so no surprise it confuses utilitarians.” BelieveMeanStatesSimpleViewsSurpriseEthicalAnarchyAggressionJustifiedAnarchistUnjustified Author:Stephan Kinsella
“Because the state necessarily commits aggression, the consistent libertarian, in opposing aggression, is also an anarchist.” StatesLibertarianCommitConsistentAnarchyAggressionAnarchistOpposing Author:Stephan Kinsella
“We’re against the state, not government. The state just happens to monopolize the government.” StatesGovernmentHappens Author:Stephan Kinsella
