Decision in iiNet case puts burden of policing online infringement back on copyright owners Anita Cade and Lisa Ritson BLAKE DAWSON Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across the country gave a collective sigh of relief when Justice Cowdroy handed down his decision in the Federal Court of Australia on 4 February 2010 in the much-anticipated Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd decision.1 The case appears to be the first of its kind against an ISP anywhere in the world to proceed to both hearing
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Case 3: Ben & Jerry’s 1) Ben & Jerry’s has not been successful in fulfilling all three elements of its mission statement. Ben & Jerry’s has been successful in the element of “Product”; they have continued to make‚ distribute‚ and sell the finest quality super premium ice cream in a wide variety of flavors. Ben & Jerry’s has also been successful in the element of “Social”. Since 1985 Ben & Jerry’s has donated 7.5% of its pretax earnings to various social foundations and
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Case 3.1 Enron: Understanding the Client’s Business and Industry Price‚ Ria; Walters‚ Jessica 1. Inherent risk‚ a component of the audit risk model‚ refers to the susceptibility of the accounts to material misstatement‚ without regard to the systems internal controls. Inherent risk is a function of the nature of the client’s business‚ the major types of transactions‚ and the effectiveness and integrity of its managers and accountants. A clear understanding of the audit client’s business model is essential in assessing
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Case 3 LEADERSHIP STYLES AND MOTIVATION TO WORK Brako is a small manufacturing company that produces parts for the automobile industry. The company has several patents on parts that fit in the brake assembly of nearly all domestic and foreign cars. Each year‚ the company produces 3 million parts that it ships to assembly plants throughout the world. To produce the parts‚ Brako runs three shifts with about 40 workers on each shift. The supervisors for the three shifts (Art‚ Bob‚ and Carol) are experienced
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Case 3-51 Pages 115 -117 1. Why might Koss management have placed so much trust in Sachdeva‚ along with minimal supervision and monitoring? Koss management might have placed so much trust in Sachdeva because she was is such a high position. She worked in the company as Vice President‚ when you are that high on the totem pole‚ you are given trust that you know what you are doing and that you want what is best for the company. Companies don’t hand out positions to people that
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Case Problem Set 3: Problem 1: Young Professional magazine was developed for a target audience of recent college graduates who are in their first 10 years in a business/professional career. In its two years of publication the magazine has been fairly successful. Now the publisher is interested in expanding the magazine’s advertising base. Potential advertisers continually ask about the demographics and interests of subscribers to Young Professional. To collect this information the magazine has
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stock dropped by more than 50% (Wesley 1). In addition‚ customers do not like the name “Qwikster” that Netflix gives to original online based DVD rental business (Wesley 6). Analysis Video on demand is new video streaming technology applying which depend on internet download and must be paid advance‚ subscription (Wesley 3). Netflix is the first company offering online subscription based DVD rental service and has been retained many loyal customers. Thus Netflix has technology advantage
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The Miranda decision emerges from a case back in 1966 which deals with the rights of the accused‚ mainly with the Fifth Amendment right to not incriminate one’s self(Leo‚1996).In this case Ernest Miranda‚‚ a Mexican-American‚ was facing the state of Arizona for raping and kidnapping an eighteen year old woman.The case led to the Miranda warning which requires the officer to notify a suspect of his rights‚i.e. you have the right to remain silent‚and the right to speak to an attorney(Leo‚1996). That
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1.) (Values in millions) Liquidity Current Ratio 2004 2003 2002 2001 DCM 1.6318 1.5176 1.8258 2.0946 Plastichem 1.3011 1.5230 1.4623 1.3094 Quick Ratio DCM 0.9900 0.9296 1.1136 1.5676 Plastichem 0.8599 1.1410 1.0385 0.8264 Cash Ratio DCM 0.0149 0.0553 0.0227 0.3919 Plastichem 0.0515 0.0761 0.0838 0.0226 Leverage Debt Ratio DCM 36.07% 38.54% 33.44% 22.50% Plastichem 83.45% 66.07% 66
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Case 6.1 Psychological Testing at Dayton Hudson This case is based on psychological testing for prospective employees at a Target store located in California‚ during 1989. The test in question is a combination of two standard tests given to applicants in public safety positions such as a prison guard. Once the test is complete the consulting psychologists rate the job seeker on the following traits: emotional stability‚ interpersonal style‚ addiction potential‚ dependability‚ and rule following
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