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Originally Posted by Patricia
There are loads of stock dilemmas used to illustrate the conflict between individual freedom and the greatest good for the greatest number. Here's one, derived from Peter Singer's version:
Most of us wouldn't like a society where we could be sacrificed in this way. On the other hand, most of us wouldn't like a society run on purely utilitarian considerations. So there is a problem about where lines should be drawn in each area.
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The problem here is that only one side of the coin has been effectively represented, that of the author's right to control, while the individual's right to copy and share as he pleases has been discarded as irrelevant. I believe both have their place, both are essential, and a compromise should be reached that balances these valid interests.
However, due to various circumstances, such a compromise appears to be impossible. Something, then, must change...