Book- Business Ethics : Case Studies and Selected Readings[EIGHTH EDITION]By MARIANNE MOODY JENNINGS
Case 9.13 : Copyright, Songs, and Charities
Discussion Questions
1. Why does ASCAP work so diligently to enforce its rights and collect the fees for its members' songs?
2. What risks does ASCAP run if the camps continue to use the songs without payment of the licensing fees?
3. What ethical and social responsibility issues do you see with respect to those camps that are strictly nonprofit operations?
4. Can you think of a compromise that would protect ASCAP members' rights but still offer the camps a reasonable chance to use the songs?
5. What would you do if you were an ASCAP mem ber and owned the rights to a song a camp wished to use? Do you think Mr. Berlin's trust has the correct approach? Could his trust not simply donate the use of the song? What problems do you see with that practice?