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ETH 321 Week 4 Assignment Help 2 | University Of Phoenix
Assignment 2
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Secret Theft Study
The purpose of this assignment is to determine when business assets may
constitute intellectual property (IP), to analyze when an IP theft has occurred
and possible remedies for IP theft, and to assess the importance of protecting
and enforcing IP rights in a business setting.
Read the following
scenario.
Futuretek sells high-tech computer
chips and software to smartphone manufacturers worldwide. Futuretek maintains
two software databases: one containing Futuretek's customer list with nonpublic
contact information for key personnel, and the other containing customer
purchasing trends. The information in the two databases is available for
employees to view and use in connection with their job duties.
Dana is a computer programmer for
Futuretek. Dana plans to run her own company one day and design and sell her
own computer chips to smartphone companies. As an employee, she has access to
the two databases containing Futuretek's key purchaser and purchasing trends
information.
Dana decides to leave Futuretek and
start her own computer chip business. Before she leaves, she makes a copy of
the two databases on a portable hard drive. Dana uses the information to
contact Futuretek's customers and offer them cheaper, but comparable, computer
chips manufactured by Dana's new company, SmartChip.
Futuretek becomes aware of Dana's
actions and asks you, the chief operations officer, for advice and
recommendations on what to do.
In a 5- to 10-slide Microsoft®
PowerPoint® or Prezi® presentation, complete the following:
- Determine
whether Dana has taken Futuretek's intellectual property (IP), and if so,
describe the type(s) of IP that was taken.
- Explain
any civil actions in tort or criminal actions that may be brought against
Dana or SmartChip.
- Assume
Futuretek sues SmartChip, and Futuretek wins the lawsuit. Recommend
ethical policies that SmartChip can put into place to prevent future legal
claims and litigation against the company.
- Recommend
risk management procedures that Futuretek can implement to avoid or limit
this type of activity from happening to the company in the future.
Cite a minimum of
two references according to APA guidelines.
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