Assignment
Description
BitTorrent is a P2P file sharing application. It utilizes the peer-to-peer networking technology to develop an free application called BitTorrent. Users can download the software application to their computer and to share (access for free) media files such as books, music, movies, and video games on other users' computers. BitTorrent then may collect information on users, advertise, or sell products and services to users or other companies. However, its P2P business model has been criticized as digital piracy.
Assume that you are managerially in charge and you are a socially responsible entrepreneur, then you will have to weigh two important values in conflict and to make an ethically justifiable choice. Hope this exercise will help to train you in analyzing to reach ethical decisions when facing such circumstances.
Instructions
Please conduct an analysis of the ethical dilemma by answering the following questions.
1)Identify the contradictory higher-order values in the ethical dilemma.
2)Identify the key stakeholders in the dilemma.
3)Identify options Bittorrrent can take and consequences of each option.
4)Choose an option to recommend to Bittorrent based on an ethical principle that best supports the chosen option.