Creators of works have a moral right to control their use Position #35550

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▲IssueWhat, if anything, justifies restricting the use of published works?
■PositionCreators of works have a moral right to control their use
●IssueHow does end user distinguish what should and shouldn't be free
●IssuePublic right to sample information?
●SupportiveArgumentAuthors deserve to be paid
●SupportiveArgumentCopying is theft
●SupportiveArgumentCopyright infringement is illegal
●SupportiveArgumentCreators of the intellectual works are being hurt
●SupportiveArgumentDistributors of the intellectual works are being hurt
●SupportiveArgumentExpectation of property rights for investment, skill and labour
●SupportiveArgumentIntellectual works are property
●SupportiveArgumentPeople have no automatic right to the work of others
●SupportiveArgumentUnendorsed copying is equivalent to counterfeiting, forgery, etc.
●OpposingArgumentAny willing to pay should have access
●OpposingArgumentCopyright law restricts people's liberty
●OpposingArgumentPrinciple of fair use acknowledges some basic rights
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Entered by:- David Price
Entry date (GMT): 10/30/2009 9:34:00 PM
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