THE LAW OF

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY;

OR

AN ESSAY ON THE RIGHT OF AUTHORS AND INVENTORS

TO A PERPETUAL PROPERTY IN THEIR IDEAS.

VOL. I.

BY LYSANDER SPOONER.

BOSTON:

PUBLISHED BY BELA MARSH,

15 FRANKLIN STREET.

1855.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME I

 PART I:

 NOTE

CHAPTER 1. THE LAW OF NATURE, RELATIVE TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

SECTION 1. The Right of Property in Ideas to be proved by Analogy.

SECTION 2. What is Wealth?

SECTION 3. What is Property? 

SECTION 4. What is the Right of Property?

SECTION 5. What Things are Subjects of Properly? 

SECTION 6. How is the Right of Property Acquired? 

SECTION 7. What is the Foundation of the Right of Property?

SECTION 8. How is the Right of Properly Transferred? 

SECTION 9. Conclusions from the preceding Principles. 

 CHAPTER II. OBJECTIONS ANSWERED

SECTION 1. Objection First

SECTION 2. Objection Second

SECTION 3. Objection Third

SECTION 4. Objection Fourth

SECTION 5. Objection Fifth

SECTION 6. Objection Sixth

SECTION 7. Objection Seventh

SECTION 8. Objection Eighth

SECTION 9. Objection Ninth

SECTION 10. Objection Tenth

SECTION 11. Objection Eleventh

SECTION 12. Objection Twelfth

SECTION 13. Objection Thirteenth

SECTION 14. Objection Fourteenth

SECTION 15. Objection Fifteenth 

CHAPTER III. PERPETUITY AND DESCENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

SECTION 1. Perpetuity of Intellectual Property

SECTION 2. Descent of Intellectual Property

CHAPTER IV. THE SALE OF IDEAS     

CHAPTER V. THE POLICY OF PERPETUITY IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 PART II:

CHAPTER VI. THE COMMON LAW OF ENGLAND RELATIVE TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

SECTION 1. What is the Common Law of England

SECTION 2. Why the Common Law Right of Property in Ideas has not been more fully Acknowledged

SECTION 3. Review of the Case of Millar v. Taylor

SECTION 4. Review of the Case of Donaldson and another, vs. Becket and another