I've neglected to note--and praise--the publication of Against Intellectual Monopoly, a multidisciplinary case against patents and copyrights by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine, two pro-market, pro-property economists. If you are interested in the subject, this is the book to read.
Make sure, also, to read their recent Freeman article, co-written with Alessandro Nuvolari, on how the steam-engine patents delayed rather than encouraged innovation.
Count me in among the people who thought you must've already posted about the book, which has been making the rounds (even before the book was completed, online draft versions were getting linked to from blogs like Roderick T. Long here), and since you're definitely aware of the authors — not only due to the aforementioned Freeman article, but since you're a contributor to their Against Monopoly blog.
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