“The libertarian view is that human actors are self-owners and these self-owners are capable of appropriating unowned scarce resources by Lockean homesteading − some type of first use or embordering activity. Obviously, an actor must already own his body if he is to be a homesteader; self-ownership is not acquired by homesteading but rather is presupposed in any act or defense of homesteading.” IfsFirstsHumansSelfUseBodyActorsViewsTypeActivityCapableResourcesDefenseLibertarianOwnersOwnershipScarceScarce ResourcesHomesteadingSelf Ownership Author:Stephan Kinsella
“In a market economy with the division and specialization of labor, people use others as means to achieve their ends. This is the essence of market cooperation.” PeopleMeanEndsUseEconomyAchieveLaborEssenceDivisionCooperationMarket EconomySpecialization Author:Stephan Kinsella
“The libertarian approach is a very symmetrical one: the non-aggression principle does not rule out force, but only the initiation of force. In other words, you are permitted to use force only in response to some else's use of force. If they do not use force you may not use force yourself. There is a symmetry here: force for force, but no force if no force was used.” IfsMayDoeUseUsedForcePrinciplesApproachResponseLibertarianAggressionSymmetryInitiationUse Of ForceSymmetrical Author:Stephan Kinsella
“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
“Artists are just entrepreneurs. It's up to them to figure out how or if they can make a monetary profit from their passion − from their calling, as I discussed above. Sometimes they can. Musicians can sell music, even in the face of piracy. Or they can sell their services − concerts, etc. Painters and other artists can profit in similar ways. A novelist could use kickstarter for a sequel or get paid to consult on a movie version.” IfsWaySometimesUseFacesArtistPassionFiguresCallingMusicianPaidSellsEntrepreneurProfitVersionsPainterNovelistsEtcConcertsMonetarySequelsPiracyKickstarter Author:Stephan Kinsella
