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Okay, let's stretch our imaginations for this example. I write some amazing, original story and get it published. Now, with myself in those shoes, what kind of rights do I want/expect to have for my work? Good question.

The last thing I would want is for someone to duplicate something I created without getting any profit. Although, at this point, it wouldn't be me making the profit. In Lessig's writing, he describes the idea of property in literal terms in the case of piracy. I agree that I consider my creative piece my property and that I would feel that my rights had been violated if someone produced my story without my permission.

On the other end, as a "pirate," I would feel that my creativity would be limited if I have to worry about whether the subject of my story crosses the boundary of another. I also believe that this boundary is loose enough as it is that you aren't too held back

So in the end, I side with the published writer who does not want their work to be pirated. Once you've put enough effort into something to get it published, you should never have to put up with your hard work just being taken away from you. Hard work deserves more than that.