SLP249 Bitcoin Patents & Open Crypto Alliance with Stephan Kinsella and Jed Grant

Stephan Kinsella and Jed Grant join me to chat about Open Crypto Alliance.

We talk:

• Why IP laws are anti-liberty and anti-progress
• How progress has been delayed by improper concepts of property rights
• How Patent laws could hinder the Bitcoin industry
• The asymmetry of attack vs defense here
• How to stop overly broad patents
• How to support OCA

Guest links:

• Site: https://www.opencryptoalliance.org/
• Stephan twitter: @NSKinsella
• Jed twitter: @JediGrant

Prior episodes:

• SLP15 – Intellectual Property, Bitcoin, and Internet Censorship, with Stephan Kinsella
• SLP211 Steve Lee – Bitcoin Grants, Design & Crypto Patents (COPA)

Sponsors:

• Swan Bitcoin
• lend.Hodl Hodl
• Unchained Capital (code LIVERA)
• CypherSafe (code LIVERA)
• CoinKite.com (code LIVERA)
• Compass Mining

Stephan Livera links:

• Show notes and website
• Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
• Subscribe to the podcast
• Patreon @stephanlivera