...Cyber Ethics Assignment 1 February 2nd 2014 The Internet has come a long way since being brought up around the world. Millions of people access the internet for many uses such as communicating with friends and family, accessing vital information, paying bills, online shopping, and the list goes on and on. But there is now one phenomenon that many people are unaware of, net neutrality. Net neutrality is the paradigm where ISP providers and governments restrict the access from certain Internet web sites to the public. Web sites should be open to everybody browsing on the Internet and not be restricted. We can look in depth to this dilemma by using ethical theories to help us out. When it comes to utilitarian position regarding net neutrality, many sites should be restricted because it is the greatest good for the greatest number of people. But when it comes to the deontologist position regarding net neutrality all sites should be able to be accessed with no restrictions because it should adhere to the obligations and duties of ISP providers and governments (Boulos, 2008). Utilitarian ethics has the basis to get the greatest good for the greatest number of people. When it comes to net neutrality this means blocking or restricting many web sites to the millions of users. These decisions are made by ISP providers and by governments. For example Verizon has been paying money to ISP companies to make their bandwidth larger so it could be faster than other competing companies...
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...SUBJ: A Look at the Competition Within the Movie Rental Industry EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Analysis: The competitive forces in the movie rental industry are quite strong, as I will explain through the five forces model. There are a vast amount of substitutes for watching a movie. You can go to a play, sporting event, concert, out the lake/beach, go for a run, watch regular television, go shopping; I could go on and on. Also, torrenting or pirating movies is growing increasingly popular. Buyers have a strong presence in this industry mainly because they are picky about how much they will pay to rent or stream a movie. With the amount of substitutes and their pickiness, they make this industry more competitive than what it may seem. Suppliers can make this industry very difficult because there is so much red tape in the movie industry. There are copyrights and restrictions on everything. This gives the supplier a lot of leverage and for the most part, they know that they can demand a price of just about anything. I see the potential and threat of new entrants being moderate to strong. First off; many customers have their loyalties whether it be to Netflix, Redbox or a local hometown movie rental. Secondly; pricing, availability and quality are all key factors. Lastly you have to have a large sum of money upfront in order to get the ball rolling. As I mentioned prior, gaining rights from movie companies is not cheap. The rivalry among the competitors is rather intense as they...
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...Abstract This document will present a technology that has changed the way society sees the movie and TV industry. This paper will present details of how this technology impacted its industry, how it is used, how people, and competitors reacted. Examples will be provided of similar scenarios and what new opportunities this technology has presented to its market, plus how the government and legislation reacted toward this new technology advancement. Technology Effects Technology is a powerful tool that over the years it has evolved continuously providing the human with new options to be more precise in every aspect. Technology not only provides us with new emerging advancements, but they also can make a whole industry change with one revolutionary creation. An excellent example that can be provided of how technology can change an industry very fast is the online movie streaming sites and the self serve renting movie machines. These two different technology creations has come to make an impressive change on how the movie and TV industry currently operates compared to a few years ago. Many years ago the movie and TV industry was strictly dedicated to watching TV shows in the big old box we call a Television, and we could only watched movies at a movie theater or in the television. People would visit different store locations to rent their movies and watch them at home but things have changed drastically since then. These new technology advancements have changed how everything...
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...Netflix’s Underperformance Analysis | BUS 478 FINAL GROUP PROJECT | Instructor: Anthony Chan | Group MemberJackSandraJing(Ivy) Cong 301087222Gavin | Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION 3 CORE ISSUES 5 Price Pressures 5 Competition 5 International Expansion 6 ANALYSIS 6 Industry Analysis 6 Business Model 8 Company Analysis 9 Competitor Analysis 11 Amazon 11 Blockbuster 12 Redbox 13 ALTERNATIVES 13 Additions of Subscription Fee Package 14 Introduction of Netflix' Pay-For TV Channels 15 Domestic Elimination of DVD-mail-in Services in 16 Strategic Partnerships 17 International Expansion 19 Market Strategy 20 RECOMMENDATION 22 CONCLUSION 26 REFERENCES 26 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Netflix is the world’s leading subscription service provider, offering its members access to an extravagant collection of TV shows and movies. Initially, the company offered its subscribers a low price, single monthly plan, consisting of both the unlimited Internet video streaming service and a DVD-mail-in service. Subscribers could “watch TV shows and movies anytime, anywhere.” In July 2011, Netflix eliminated the combined plan and separated the two services into their own monthly plans. If subscribers wanted to continue receiving both services, they were obliged to sign up for both the services separately, Consequently, the resulting price increase of the new “combined” plan significantly increased subscription cancellations...
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