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Only professionals with management responsibilities have ethical responsibilities to the environment.

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B) False

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Systems Software, Inc. is introducing a new piece of sophisticated graphics software. A recently hired writer has been assigned to write the Getting Started manual for the product. Being a novice, the writer first pages through similar manuals written by other graphics software companies to get ideas about how to write the manual. Which of the following statements is true?

A) The writer has violated copyright law.
B) The writer has ignored an express warranty.
C) The writer has taken advantage of the fair-use concept.
D) The writer has done nothing ethically wrong.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Chapter 2 lists four areas of law relevant to ethical issues in technical communication. One is copyright law. What are two others?

saying that a new line of air fresheners is "guaranteed to stave off any and every odor that comes your house's way" would be an example of what?

Chapter 2 lists four factors governing the fair-use exemption, which allows you to use copyrighted material without permission under certain conditions. One factor is the nature and purpose of the copyrighted work. What is another factor?

What does the symbol ® indicate about a word, phrase, or symbol?

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for using social media ethically and legally, according to Chapter 2?

An effective code of conduct has three characteristics. One is that it protects the public rather than members of the organization or profession. What is one other characteristic of an effective code of conduct?

Under the concept of work made for hire, anything written on the job by an employee being paid by the organization is the property of the organization-provided that the employee agrees after the document is written to surrender his or her copyright.

Which of the following preferences does Creative Commons NOT give copyright owners a means to control?

According to the principle of the moral minimum, it is permissible for companies to passively reinforce patterns of discrimination in product information if the audience to which the product is being sold practices that discrimination.

When warning users about the dangers of products, writers should avoid using mandatory language such as must and shall.

Plagiarism is a legal issue and not an ethical issue.

When exporting goods, U.S. companies can face ethical challenges that they do not face when selling goods in the United States.

Chapter 2 states that you have five obligations to your employer. One obligation is honesty and candor. What are two of the other obligations?

In one state, West County and East County share a border. The state capital is in East County. Many residents of West County (almost half of all adults in the county) commute to East County for work. East County has high levels of air pollution, and residents there must get their car exhaust systems tested every two years. Although West County has less air pollution than East, the pollution levels in West are rising. The state Department of Environmental Regulation orders that residents of West County must now get their car exhaust systems tested every two years as well. What moral standard best explains this decision by the Department of Environmental Regulation?

Contract law affects technical communication because technical documents sometimes contain warranty statements.

You work for a pharmaceuticals company. During your lunch breaks, you have become acquainted with one of the graphic artists at your company. He has just finished designing a logo for a new product, and the logo is now on your company's website. He mentions that he created the new design by downloading a logo that he found on an automaker's website and changing it a little. Which of the following statements is true?

The standard of utility is concerned with what?

Fair use is best described as a set of general guidelines on ways to use small parts of someone else's copyrighted material for purposes such as commentary, criticism, and research.