Question 1

Why do companies refuse to use top-secret material from competitors that is brought to them?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss the importance o

Question 2

Copyright owners cannot control the use of copyrighted materials by charities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If you were a company such as Mattel or MGA, dependent upon the creative skills of employees for the development of new characters and products, what policies would you put into place to protect your ownership of their work product that is developed during the course of their employment?

Accepted Answer

Many companies have a no-removal policy

Question 4

In Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith:

Accepted Answer

A)  Says that not everyone is happy for our success. 
B)  Says that everyone can see situations in the same way. 
C)  That success is best earned gradually. 
D)  Both a and b 
E)  Both b and c
F) Both a and c 
A)  Says that not everyone is happy for our success. 
B)  Says that everyone can see situations in the same way. 
C)  That success is best earned gradually. 
D)  Both a and b 
E)  Both b and c
F) Both a and c

Question 5

If you are fired from your job, you can use any information you gained while employed to help your next employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following would be a breach of trust and ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sharing a new product idea with a prospective employer 
B)  Leaving your current employment for a higher paying job 
C)  Leaving your current employment for a job with more flexibility 
D)  Taking the skills you have learned at a current job to a new job 
E)  All of the above are breaches of trust and ethics 
A)  Sharing a new product idea with a prospective employer 
B)  Leaving your current employment for a higher paying job 
C)  Leaving your current employment for a job with more flexibility 
D)  Taking the skills you have learned at a current job to a new job 
E)  All of the above are breaches of trust and ethics

Question 7

Which of the cases did not involve intellectual property issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis Vuitton 
B)  Boeing 
C)  The NCAA and college athletes 
D)  All of these involved intellectual property issues 
A)  Louis Vuitton 
B)  Boeing 
C)  The NCAA and college athletes 
D)  All of these involved intellectual property issues

Question 8

Granny's Cookies is a bakery located in a small town in Nebraska. However, Granny's has a strong Internet presence and ships cookies throughout the United States. Granny's recipes for its cookies are a trade secret. The employees at the Nebraska store who need to know the recipes to bake the cookies are aware of the recipe. The employees have signed a nondisclosure agreement. Jim Bradford, one of Granny's bakers, just took a job with Chippers, a cookie company located in San Diego, California. Chippers also has a strong Internet presence. Which of the following is a correct statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Granny's can probably not stop Jim from taking the job. 
B)  Granny's probably can stop Jim from taking its recipes to Chippers. 
C)  Granny's has no remedy because the recipes are in Jim's head and he does not have to take any records with him to have the recipes. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Granny's can probably not stop Jim from taking the job. 
B)  Granny's probably can stop Jim from taking its recipes to Chippers. 
C)  Granny's has no remedy because the recipes are in Jim's head and he does not have to take any records with him to have the recipes. 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

A covenant not to compete cannot be enforced unless it is restricted to one city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What additional legal battle did Apple have after the antitrust price-fixing case?

Accepted Answer

A)  The book publishers sued Apple for compensation 
B)  Apple challenged the presence of a monitor at its company 
C)  Apple faced litigation over sharing trade secrets of the publishers 
D)  Both a and c 
A)  The book publishers sued Apple for compensation 
B)  Apple challenged the presence of a monitor at its company 
C)  Apple faced litigation over sharing trade secrets of the publishers 
D)  Both a and c

Question 11

Why can't advertisers for the NCAA games use images of the college players?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because the players would lose their amateur status if they appeared in commercials 
B)  Because the NCAA owns the rights and had never allowed their images to be used 
C)  Because the players refused to give those rights to the NCAA 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  Because the players would lose their amateur status if they appeared in commercials 
B)  Because the NCAA owns the rights and had never allowed their images to be used 
C)  Because the players refused to give those rights to the NCAA 
D)  Both b and c

Question 12

Louis Vuitton has lost most of its trademark battles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Steve has been disgruntled with his firm for some time and is secretly planning to leave and start his own manufacturer representative firm with the contacts he has made. Steve has been making copies of the firm's file-secured customer lists, supplier lists, pricing guides, and financial information which is routinely circulated to the staff.

Accepted Answer

A)  If Steve leaves and contacts the customers of his former firm, there is a good chance that he will be liable for damages caused by his taking this information. 
B)  Steve shouldn't have made copies on the old firm's copy machine but taken the originals to an outside copy service. 
C)  Steve's former firm will have a difficult time stopping Steve because it did not protect its information. 
D)  Customers who switch to Steve's new firm will be liable to Steve's former firm for lost profits. 
A)  If Steve leaves and contacts the customers of his former firm, there is a good chance that he will be liable for damages caused by his taking this information. 
B)  Steve shouldn't have made copies on the old firm's copy machine but taken the originals to an outside copy service. 
C)  Steve's former firm will have a difficult time stopping Steve because it did not protect its information. 
D)  Customers who switch to Steve's new firm will be liable to Steve's former firm for lost profits.

Question 14

The suit by Macy's against JCPenney involved:

Accepted Answer

A)  Martha Stewart's covenant not to compete. 
B)  JCPenney signing Martha Stewart for endorsements. 
C)  JCPenney copying its products. 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  Martha Stewart's covenant not to compete. 
B)  JCPenney signing Martha Stewart for endorsements. 
C)  JCPenney copying its products. 
D)  Both b and c

Question 15

Who served as an ethics consultant to Boeing following the document issue coming to light?

Accepted Answer

A)  The author of the text 
B)  Marianne Jennings 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Dean Philip Regier 
A)  The author of the text 
B)  Marianne Jennings 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Dean Philip Regier

Question 16

Karen Bridgestone is a student in a masters of accountancy course. The professor has selected an electronic textbook for use in the course. In meeting with her group, Karen offers to purchase the textbook online, take the print option, and then make copies of the text to give to the other group members for the cost of the copies as a way of saving them money in their expensive graduate program. Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because there was no commercial use, there is no copyright infringement. 
B)  Because they paid for the copies of the text, there is no infringement. 
C)  As long as they do not sell the copies to anyone for the next semester, there are no copyright issues. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Because there was no commercial use, there is no copyright infringement. 
B)  Because they paid for the copies of the text, there is no infringement. 
C)  As long as they do not sell the copies to anyone for the next semester, there are no copyright issues. 
D)  None of the above

Question 17

The term "Tiffany setting":

Accepted Answer

A)  Is a generic one that competitors could use in describing a ring's setting. 
B)  Is a trademark that is protected. 
C)  Is not a trademark because it is a description, not unique. 
D)  Both a and c 
A)  Is a generic one that competitors could use in describing a ring's setting. 
B)  Is a trademark that is protected. 
C)  Is not a trademark because it is a description, not unique. 
D)  Both a and c

Question 18

A covenant not to compete is enforceable against an employee (except in California and North Dakota) if:

Accepted Answer

A)  It is filed as a public record. 
B)  It is reasonable in time and geographic scope . 
C)  It is no longer than six months . 
D)  It is entered into under threat of termination . 
A)  It is filed as a public record. 
B)  It is reasonable in time and geographic scope . 
C)  It is no longer than six months . 
D)  It is entered into under threat of termination .

Question 19

Stephen Ambrose, a popular historian with many books to his credit, admitted that some segments of one of his recent books had language taken from the books of other historians that was not in quotes. Mr. Ambrose did footnote the work of authors he relied upon in doing his book.

Accepted Answer

A)  The work of an author is protected by copyright laws. 
B)  The use of quotes without attribution is not a violation of the law. 
C)  The use of the material is fair use and need not be footnoted. 
D)  Both b and c 
E)  None of the above 
A)  The work of an author is protected by copyright laws. 
B)  The use of quotes without attribution is not a violation of the law. 
C)  The use of the material is fair use and need not be footnoted. 
D)  Both b and c 
E)  None of the above

Question 20

A covenant not to compete cannot be enforced unless it is limited to one year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Why do companies refuse to use top-secret material from competitors that is brought to them?

Copyright owners cannot control the use of copyrighted materials by charities.

If you were a company such as Mattel or MGA, dependent upon the creative skills of employees for the development of new characters and products, what policies would you put into place to protect your ownership of their work product that is developed during the course of their employment?

In Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith:

If you are fired from your job, you can use any information you gained while employed to help your next employer.

Which of the following would be a breach of trust and ethics?

Which of the cases did not involve intellectual property issues?

A covenant not to compete cannot be enforced unless it is restricted to one city.

What additional legal battle did Apple have after the antitrust price-fixing case?

Why can't advertisers for the NCAA games use images of the college players?

Louis Vuitton has lost most of its trademark battles.

The suit by Macy's against JCPenney involved:

Who served as an ethics consultant to Boeing following the document issue coming to light?

The term "Tiffany setting":

A covenant not to compete is enforceable against an employee (except in California and North Dakota) if:

Stephen Ambrose, a popular historian with many books to his credit, admitted that some segments of one of his recent books had language taken from the books of other historians that was not in quotes. Mr. Ambrose did footnote the work of authors he relied upon in doing his book.

A covenant not to compete cannot be enforced unless it is limited to one year.

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Exam 9: Ethics and Competition

Why do companies refuse to use top-secret material from competitors that is brought to them?

Copyright owners cannot control the use of copyrighted materials by charities.

If you were a company such as Mattel or MGA, dependent upon the creative skills of employees for the development of new characters and products, what policies would you put into place to protect your ownership of their work product that is developed during the course of their employment?

In Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith:

If you are fired from your job, you can use any information you gained while employed to help your next employer.

Which of the following would be a breach of trust and ethics?

Which of the cases did not involve intellectual property issues?

A covenant not to compete cannot be enforced unless it is restricted to one city.

What additional legal battle did Apple have after the antitrust price-fixing case?

Why can't advertisers for the NCAA games use images of the college players?

Louis Vuitton has lost most of its trademark battles.

The suit by Macy's against JCPenney involved:

Who served as an ethics consultant to Boeing following the document issue coming to light?

The term "Tiffany setting":

A covenant not to compete is enforceable against an employee (except in California and North Dakota) if:

Stephen Ambrose, a popular historian with many books to his credit, admitted that some segments of one of his recent books had language taken from the books of other historians that was not in quotes. Mr. Ambrose did footnote the work of authors he relied upon in doing his book.

A covenant not to compete cannot be enforced unless it is limited to one year.

Ethical Theory, Philosophical Foundations, Our Reasoning Flaws, and Types of Ethical Dilemmas

Business and Its Ethical Dilemmas

Business, Stakeholders, Social Responsibility, and Sustainability

Ethics and Company Culture

Ethics and Contracts

Ethics in International Business

Ethics, Business Operations, and Rights

Ethics and Products

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