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Free Essay: Part I: Problem And Harms

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Part I- Problem and Harms

Online piracy is an ever-increasing problem across the globe, with the act of illegally downloading the work of another becoming considerably easier and the Government is recognising online piracy as an alerting issue. Movie piracy can include filming in a cinema, burning a movie onto a CD, and what has become a recent addition to the problem, online streaming of movies from websites. Copyright infringement is a form of theft of content in which many do not perceive as consequential, especially amongst the majority of those involved in the illegal act, being of an adolescent age. While the downloading of films may seem harmless, it generates risks both collectively and individually. Firstly, as …show more content…

Liberalism has been hard to attach a specific definition to, and is quite ambiguous in the way people -including different types of liberals - interpret it. Essentially, liberty was seen as a way of limiting the governmental power exercised over the community, which ultimately restricted individualism. Mill defends liberty in two ways; to rule out paternalistic reasoning as a means of justification of intervention, and then the social costs or benefits that are implemented by intervention. From the modern liberal perspective that has been adopted today, there is great value in commercial societies, and equality is most evidently achieved when society has concern for valuable community and the public …show more content…

The objectification of many women in that industry may lead to the false impression that the dehumanising behaviour enacted in the adult films are an acceptable manner to treat women, especially running a higher risk of influencing the age group of interest in regard to this legislation greatly. It is undeniable that the way in which sexually exploited women are treated can lead to emotional distress, which Mill's Harm Principle would defend as being a justifiable cause for intervention.

Thus, Mill's Harm Principle would not justify Burdonia's participation in online movie piracy and would rather be used in conjunction with implementing the Burdonia Government's new legislation to fine $5000 to 17-20 year olds who are identified by their internet service to be committing this offence, as the problem is recognised to cause detrimental harm.

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