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Visual Artists Rights Act

Authors: Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, Illinois Institute of Technology ; Robert Ladenson
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In 1992 Homer Smith purchased a warehouse in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Several years earlier the former owner, an art enthusiast, had commissioned a large abstract sculpture of welded metal which was completed in the fall of...
Year: 1996
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Artist%20Rights%20Act.pdf

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-08-05 14:53

Starbucks vs. Ethiopia : Corporate Strategy and Ethical Sourcing in the Coffee Industry

Authors: Depass, Donald ; Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In March 2005, Ethiopia filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offi ce to trademark the names of Yirgacheffe, Harrar and Sidamo, three coffee producing regions within the country. In doing so, the Ethiopian government hoped to fo...
Year: 2011
URL: http://www.duke.edu/web/kenanethics/CaseStudies/Starbucks.pdf

Biblio - Anonymous - 2011-09-02 10:29

A New Disease Outbreak: Potential Global Health Epidemic

Authors: Henderson, Macey ; Heurer, Kelly ; Nelson, James Lindemann ; Hedahl, Marcus ; American Society for Bioethics + Humanities ; Reider, Travis ; Whyte, Kyle ; Georgetown University Undergraduate Bioethics Society
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: (See Case 1 in PDF) In January of 2003, health officials in the central African coutnry of Zambabba-Mubanda reported an outbreak of a new, pandemic disease that is resistant to conventional antibiotics. Called SAKS (severe acute kid...
Year: 2013
URL: http://nubc2013.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BB-Cases-Nos-1-14-Final.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2013-05-20 14:15