Richard’s T. Argument on Intellectual Property and Information Age

In “Intellectual Property and the Information Age,” Richard T. De George begins by examining the case of Napster and the practice of sharing digital music over the Internet.  He concludes by arguing that determining whether an action with regard to copyright protection is moral or immoral will depend on the balancing of competing conceptions and justifications for copyright protection.  Using the positions that De George lays out, examine the case with which De George begins.  Do you believe that this activity is morally justified or immoral?  Why?

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