Legislation or Ethical issue?

Question

Hi folks im working on my project but stuck in a simple question.
I have been giving some points here and i have to select betwwen them if they comes under legislaton or Ethical issue.and the question is:

In a company (any) the number of copies of certain software application programs exceed the number of registered users.

so what do u think if its come under legislation or ethical issue and under which act.
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Answer 1

I am not 100 percent sure what you mean by legislation. There couuld be legal consequences for this because of copyright laws or piracy laws. SO if that means you are supposed to answer legislation, then that would be correct. It is illegal to "bootleg" software. My gut instinct is that this is an ethical issue that touches upon the apsects of work ethic and the values a company is trying to instill in its employees. I could see companies involved producing media type products would never want to do such a thing, because it would suggest to employees that they condone, "bootlegging." I could see an company whose over all environment revolves around the need to cut corners/costs for its overall survival could do this and have little effect over the honesty of employees and may actually develop loyalty to their company. It sets a "do or die," tone amongst employees.

So, regardless of whether it is ethically wrong or ethically right, I think it is more an ethical situation rather than one of legality. The company is not setting a policy or breaking a company policy by doing it. They are breaking the law, but they are doing so because of the values the company maintains.

I am not sure if that made any sense, but hopefully it helped you gain an insight towards the answer...whatever it may be. When you find out what answer the teacher is looking for, please let us know...I will be wondering about it.

Answer 2

Each software comes with an end user agreement. This means that the software will not be copied, nor downloaded on more than one computer.

Although sharing the software breaches the end user agreement, it is morally on the par with stealing/larceny.

Further, prosecuting agencies for software companies have used the courts to file piracey and copyright infringement actions against unauthorized sellers of "bootleg" software for profit.

Answer 3

Well, if the number of copies in use, exceed the number of registered users, then it's a LEGAL issue. The company would be in violation of copyright law.

Answer 4

Since the man contributed 50% of the baby's makeup, I would certainly say that he has a stake in what happens to his child (just as much as the mother, because she contributed the other 50%). However, since the woman has to carry the child and the man doesn't, he should be given a legal option to "opt out" of fatherhood, in which he would sign a legal document that would sever all his paternal rights - he would not be forced to pay child support for a child he didn't want, (especially since birth control is primarily the woman's responsibility - I would not consider condoms to be "reliable" birth control for men) - but he also would give up any rights to see or interact with his child. This legal action has been referred to as a "male abortion". For those of you who say, "Well, he could choose not to have sex with her in the first place if he didn't want to be a parent", the same could be said for women who commit fornication without desiring to have children, but women still have abortions.