Assignment 3: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Marketing, Product Safety, and Intellectual Property Major Dr. Lynn MacBeth Law and Ethics in the Business Environment September 8, 2013 Ethical issues related to marketing and advertising, intellectual property, and regulation of product safety. “Advertising ministers to the spiritual side of trade…it is a great power…part of the greater work of the regeneration and redemption of mankind” (Halbert, 2012). This is a very powerful statement
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Assignment 3: Legal and Ethical Considerations in Marketing, Product Safety, and Intellectual Property Kemal Cankaya Strayer University Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance Prof. Augustine S Weekly December 15, 2013 1. Research three to five (3-5) ethical issues relating to marketing and advertising, intellectual property, and regulation of product safety. With the globalization in world economy, business ethics became indispensable neces- sity for
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under the current standards of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It then explores the benefits of copyrights and patents in the software industry and lay out the drawbacks of software patenting. Finally, this paper provides a possible four-point solution to the problems concerning software patents. Methodology of Software Copyrights and Patents According to WIPO, copyright is defined as something that “provides exclusive legal rights to a creator to publish, print, perform
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Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellows Program FINAL REPORT PFIZER, INC. LTC David J. Clark, USA April 2003 USAWC CIVILIAN RESEARCH PROJECT Product Counterfeiting in China and One American Company’s Response A Case Study and research report on corporate activity relating to national security and strategy Prepared for the Director of the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship Program by David J. Clark Lieutenant Colonel United States Army
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paper I shall provide an overview that will be delivered to senior management of regulatory requirements the agency needs to be aware of, including: i. FISMA; ii. Sarbanes-Oxley Act; iii. Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; iv. PCI DSS; v. HIPAA; vi. Intellectual Property Law. Describe the security methods and controls that need to be implemented in order to ensure compliance with these standards and regulatory requirements. Describe the guidance provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, the National
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Microsoft Supplier Code of Conduct Microsoft aspires to be more than just a good company—it aspires to be a great company. Toward that goal, we are committed to our mission of helping people and businesses throughout the world realize the highest levels of productivity and success. Achieving our mission isn’t just about building innovative technology. It’s also about who we are as a company and as individuals, how we manage our business internally, and how we work with customers, partners, governments
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E., & Mattord, H.J. 2012, p59). 2. Compromises to intellectual property Ans: According to Whitman, M., & Mattord, H., “Intellectual property is defined as the ownership of ideas and control over the tangible or virtual representation of those ideas. Use of another person’s intellectual property may or may not involve royalty payments or permission, but should always include proper credit to the source. Intellectual property can be trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, and patents
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Reed McManigle’s Seminar Takeaway ‘Intellectual Property Essentials for Technologists’ seminar by Reed McManigle was very thought provoking and an eye opener. Being Manager of Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation in CMU, Reed is an expert in technologies around many different departments of the University and has an intensive experience in Intellectual Property related fields like licensing, startup firms, etc. Apart from working with two technology support organizations, he
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and democratic vs. totalitarian. Economic systems are explored in terms of market characteristics: market economies, command economies, and mixed economies. Legal systems are discussed in terms of the protections they offer for business: intellectual property, product safety, liability and contracts. The opening case explores the political and economic situation in Venezuela since Hugo Chavez was elected president in 1998. The closing case describes the challenges facing Indonesia, a vast country
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to see if it is a revolutionary prototype. I wouldn’t know the difference between an old version and the new version. That would be determined only after the owner claims it. If it is abandoned there would be no claim. Abandoned personal property is a property left intentionally and the owner relinquishes all
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