I was recently passed a link to the book "Against Intellectual Property" by N. Stephan Kinsella (http://mises.org/books/against.pdf). Not a topic I care terribly about, but its only 60 pages so I figured I'd give it a whirl.

Needless to say, I found myself completely 180 on the issue less than 30 pages in. Naturally, a couple questions arise. First, which characteristics of books make them so dangerous to the status quo of personal beliefs? Is it the sheer volume of content? The argument presented in your own (internal) voice? The lack of ego/pride defense? Something else?

Second, what is your current stance on 1. patents 2. copyrights 3. trademarks, and why?