Ethics-Governance: Article: Intellectual Property Ethics Case

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Intellectual Property Ethics Case The Case of the X979 Jumpstart By Peter A. Facione Who owns ideas? That question comes up again and again in the start-up environment. This fictional case study asks us to consider the ethical boundaries involved in intellectual property. The computer market was ready for a new chip. That had been Knoll Tings’ assessment two years ago when he joined forces with John Callender, a genius engineer who had left Silicon Industries after the wafer-making giant declined to pursue his idea for a faster chip. Tings, who had 15 years experience as a marketing executive in technology, helped Callender obtain venture funding. Together, they had set up Millbrae Technologies to develop X979, Callender’s brainchild. Full Article: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/jumpstart.html


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