MSU Denver Intellectual Property and Contract Law Agreements Discussion

Part 1: Ethics and Intellectual Property 5-1Discuss a current ethical issue in the business world that arises out of the intellectual property. Research and discuss at least one
case to illustrate the ethical issue. Some areas to consider include:
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Explain why it is important to protect intellectual property.
Determine how intellectual property should be protected.
Examine if intellectual protections ever go “too far.”
Propose the proper balance between content producers and the public good.
Three to four pages in length, not including the title or references pages. Include a minimum of three credible sources
beyond the textbook.
Part 2: Contract Law Agreements 6-2
After reading the NOLO.com article, https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/contracts-101-make-legally-valid-30247.html and
reviewing the “Tips for Professional Success https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/129967/images/career-center_tips.png
(focusing on the information under the Conflict Management section), create a contract based on the information below.
To develop this contract, you will adopt the role of an employee at XYZ Manufacturing. The purpose of this contract is to resolve a
conflict between you and one of your co-workers regarding a parking space. The conflict has become serious and has affected
production and morale in the workplace. Your manager has asked you to settle this disagreement by creating a contract, which will be
signed by you and your co-worker. Compose an agreement that does the following:
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Present a summary of your contract in the form of an email communication cover letter to your manager for
approval—keeping in mind appropriate and professional email etiquette. Review “Drafting a Cover Letter” for
information regarding the development of a cover letter to be sent via email). In your email, explain to your manager
how this contract would benefit both you and your co-worker. This will represent the first page of your paper (after
your title page). The cover letter is a summary of the key components of your contract pursuant to the main
assignment focus.
Present your contract, which should include the factors of time, tasks, goals, potential clauses, assignments, and
restrictions.
Use and define legal concepts by incorporating the legal terminology from your textbook where appropriate and
relevant.
Use academic or legitimate news sources, such as The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post,
CNN, or MSNBC.
Your well-written paper should be three to four pages in length, not including the title or references pages, but
including the cover letter. Include a minimum of three credible sources to support your findings.
Clarification about the cover letter from the instructor: “Happy to help here. Yes — I understand your confusion. The instructions
here use the term “cover letter” to mean a kind of summary letter that is sent to someone in order to convey the main points or
important details about a given subject matter. For example, I might send you a report about business performance, but I would
include a cover letter that summarizes the most important takeaways. HOWEVER, another type of cover letter is the kind used when
applying for a job, and I think this is where the confusion came in here. So for the purposes of this assignment, you can ignore the link
and content related to cover letters for job hunting purposes, and instead just write the cover letter as a summary of the key
components of your contract pursuant to the main assignment focus.”