Should Cyber Piracy be punished with heavy fines?
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NOT LEGALLY AVAILABLE
Even if something is not legally available in one's own country, is it 'right to steal it?
Whether the seller is unable or unwilling to sell a product in certain locations, does that make it right to steal the product, or to pay a thief who stole the product?
. . . Is it not someone elses property?
Should stolen property not be returned to the owner?
. . . Of course 'intellectual property, is a bit different than physical property I think.
I get what Con is arguing, other forms of software for example could include outdated video games that don't run on modern systems, except for people who modify the game illegally and make it free to download/pirate.
The question again though, is what is the 'right of intellectual property?
NOT REALISTICALLY AFFORDABLE
Is it not the owners property?
Are cyber products like video games or music 'necessary as food is?
SIDE THOUGHTS
A question for the 'debate though, is what are "heavy-fines"?
I see Cons angle, a flaw in their argument might be that they are arguing people can have justifications to pirate cyber objects.
But people can find 'Justifications for many actions,
Speaking more 'normatively for society, it seems logical to in general have fines for cyber piracy.
EVIL COMPANIES
If a company is evil, should society not 'legally address it's evil?
And until it is addressed, ought it not share the same legal rights as other companies.
. . . Con is again arguing justification for the act of piracy,
But one could argue the debate is what the legal action of a community should be towards cyber theft.
FINAL THOUGHTS
I don't think Cons arguments are 'bad,
But I do think they are incomplete and allow the opponent good room for rebuttals.
But, only a 1 round debate, and Pro posted no arguments,
So of course debate goes to Con.
There are a bunch of counterarguments and nuances that I didn't properly address, but given that Pro unfortunately (and to no fault of their own) didn't provide an argument, I think this should be sufficient.
Sorry Trixie, you probably didn't realize either:
- you would have to be available in the 2 hours after someone accepts.
- or how long it would take for someone to accept.
@NoOneInParticular
For stealing of physical objects, does the punishment based based on how expensive the object you steal is?
One could steal an entire library of digital books,
Yet, it seems worse to steal a library of physical books.
. . . Since the digital books are 'copied, and the digital library is not deprived of it's books.
Public libraries are generally already free for the public though, they have to buy a copy I suppose.
But I'm rambling.