Question

Systems Software, Inc. is introducing a new piece of sophisticated graphics software. A recently hired writer has been assigned to write the Getting Started manual for the product. Being a novice, the writer first pages through similar manuals written by other graphics software companies to get ideas about how to write the manual. In doing so, the writer has:
a. violated copyright law.
b. ignored an express warranty.
c. taken advantage of the fair-use concept.
d. done nothing ethically wrong.

Answer 1

Answer:

d. done nothing ethically wrong

Explanation:

In the scenario being described, it can be said that the writer has done nothing ethically wrong. This is because the writer did not plagiarise any of the material from the manuals that he has read, instead, he simply read them in order to stimulate ideas for his manual. Since he did not use any of the direct material from the manuals he read, then he did not violate copyright law, violate the warranty, or even take advantage of the fair-use concept.