Mises Wire
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Stephan Kinsella
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My post Knock It Off discusses Jacob Sullum’s Reason article about knockoffs in the high-fashion industry, and the lobbying by designers for copyright-like protection of clothing designs. A recent article in The New Yorker, The Piracy Paradox , also discusses this issue. There were two fascinating aspects to this story. First, the author notes