What is INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY? Intellectual property (IP) is a legal concept which refers to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized. Under intellectual property law‚ owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets‚ such as musical‚ literary‚ and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words‚ phrases‚ symbols‚ and designs. Common types of intellectual property rights include copyright‚ trademarks‚ patents‚ industrial design rights‚ trade
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ETHICS INDIVIDUAL LITERATURE REVIEW: A UTILITARIAN ANALYSIS ON ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION GIULIO SOLFRIZZI ID NUMBER:18046528 A UTILITARIAN ANALYSIS ON ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION Environmental degradation is one of the most debated arguments through the ethic philosophers. Many theories have been advanced to justify and analyse which is the best behaviour humans should maintain in order to fulfil utilitarian doctrine and enhance social well-being. This review
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WP/09/189 What Drives China’s Interbank Market? Nathan Porter and TengTeng Xu © 2009 International Monetary Fund WP/09/189 IMF Working Paper Asia and Pacific Department What Drives China’s Interbank Market? Prepared by Nathan Porter and TengTeng Xu1 Authorized for distribution by Nigel Chalk September 2009 Abstract This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
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Alan Dershowitz details Jeremy Bentham ’s utilitarian justification as a means to protect the greater good‚ maximizing societal benefits (Dershowitz‚ Blackboard pg. 1-2). In the ticking-bomb scenario‚ torturing the terrorist to gain information for the location and/or disposal of the bomb would be permissible because it is all in the efforts to protect the thousands of people in danger. But under this theory‚ the justification for torture comes at the cost of violating the
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punishment. Utilitarian and retributive is considered to be two philosophies based on the theories of punishment. For example‚ researchers stated that utilitarian theory of sentence seeks to punish and prevent criminals to do more harm‚ however‚ the retributive theory believed that criminals deserved to faced criminal charges (Punishment - Theories of Punishment‚ 2016). Some philosophers believed that the United States laws can be demonstrated as happiness of society under the utilitarian theories. Although
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“The Land We Share‚ Private Property and the Common Good” (Eric Freyfogle) When I read the title of this book‚ it made me think of all the thing happening in our society and how farmers and land owners deal with those changes. Growing up on a farm in North Central Illinois‚ I learned to understand just because my parents own the land doesn’t mean they can do whatever they wish on it. I learned the rules they must follow‚ from regulations and farming practices to natural resource issues. The government
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Public property is property which is owned collectively by the people as a whole. This is in contrast to private property‚ owned by a individual person or artificial entities that represent the financial interests of persons‚ such as corporations.[1] State ownership‚ also called public ownership‚ government ownership or state property‚ are property interests that are vested in the state‚ rather than an individual or communities.[2] [edit] Crown property In the modern representative democracy‚ "public
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the printed pages of Understanding Property Law by John G. Sprankling where the topic is discussed.] LexisNexis Capsule Summary Property Law PART I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 WHAT IS PROPERTY? § 1.01 An “Unanswerable” Question? [1-2] The term property is extraordinarily difficult to define. The ordinary person defines property as things that are owned by people. However‚ the law defines property as rights among people that concern things. § 1.02 Property and Law [2-4] [A] Legal
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Final Project Part 2 Utilitarian Ethics: act and rule Definition of Act Utilitarian The goal of an act utilitarian is to maximize a person’s overall happiness in the universe. With an act utilitarian the goal will be to “Maximize pleasure and minimize pain” (Waller‚ 2005‚ p.49). An act utilitarian says that people could do that and they would not only make everyone happier but they would also be doing what is morally right. An act utilitarian doesn’t have conflicts over any action being
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Step 1 A. EasyBeds is a hotel chain operating in Europe and recently expanded into the Asian market. The last two years it operates a small- capacity hotel in Shanghai. The strategy of the business is to provide customers with int’l service standards but at a significantly low cost base. As a result‚ their competitors are 5* hotels‚ but the level of their prices are just above 2 to 3* hotels. To manage that they offer their clients only basic services. In addition‚ their client mix includes both
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