AET/531

1. Donna Romano
AET/531
September 9, 2013

2.  Wal-Mart is the largest retailer in the world;
however they did not act ethically. In December
2008, Wal-Mart settled 63 laws suits that spans
over several years across 42 states accuses Wal-
Mart of cheating workers on pay. The settlement
cost Wal-Mart $352 million. Based on comments
made by Wal-Mart attorneys and spokespeople, it
was clear that the company realized that they
acted unethically.

3.  The managers were the one’s acting
irresponsible and unethically. Changing the time
cards, making the employees work off the clock,
is not something that should be done at all.
When the managers altered the time cards, they
were thinking about now and not the
consequences they were going to have to pay.
The managers were only thinking about the now
and maybe not what the company wanted them
to do but they did a selfish act and it hurt the
company.

4.  Intellectual Property is the same as owning a car or a
house. Information obtained from the Internet is
someone's intellectual property and cannot be used
without consent. Taking someone's information or
intellectual property is just like breaking into their house
and stealing their television or any other piece of
property. It needs to be protected just like any other type
of property. There are ways that one can protect their
property such as using patents, trademarks, copyrights,
or trade secrets. Internet users must understand the
different types of property protections and what they
must do to use the property if it is at all possible.

5.  Copyrights protect the works of others under the
term "authorship". Items such as works of arts,
writings, and music are the most popular
copyrighted items. Copyrights last for the life of
the author plus 50 years and are registered in the
Library of Congress. Technology has made
authorship accessible for any one; an e-book of
5000 works can be written, published, and
registered in the Library of Congress. Users
of copyrighted items must receive approval from
the author.

6.  Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including images, text,
illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, programs, video clips and
written and other materials that are part of this Site (collectively, the
"Content") are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other
intellectual property owned, controlled or licensed by Walmart, one
of its affiliates or by third parties who have licensed their materials to
Walmart, and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.
The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and
assembly) of all content on the Site is the exclusive property of
Walmart and is also protected by U.S. and international copyright
laws.
© 2012 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

7.  Determining the number of words or phrases taken from
a copyrighted piece of work is somewhat ambiquious,
therefore the term" fair use" cannot be easily defined. As
a result fair use is associated with infringement.
Permission to use one's work is not as simple as
acknowledging them as a source. The copyright office
cannot grant permission. Understanding fair use is
critical to protection of intellectual property. There are
certain situations that constitute fair use of copyrighted
material; according to the copyright law section 107
reasons such as teaching, comments, criticism, news
reporting, and research are authorized as fair. Four
factors are listed in the copyright law, sections 107-118
that further explains fair use.

8.  All materials on this Site — including, for example, all of the page headers,
images, text, illustrations, formats, logos, designs, icons, photographs,
programs, and video or audio clips (collectively, the "Contents")— are
intended solely for personal, non-commercial use. You may access, view,
download, print or copy the Contents and other materials displayed on the
Site for your personal, non-commercial use only; provided, however, that
you (1) retain all copyright, trademark or other proprietary designations
contained on all Contents; (2) do not modify or alter the Contents in any
way; and (3) do not provide or make available the Contents to any third
party. No right, title or interest in any viewed, copied or downloaded Content
is transferred to you as a result of your use of this Site. Walmart owns and
reserves all rights, title and interest in and to the intellectual property rights
in any Content you access on this Site.Any other use, including the
reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display,
or performance, of the Content on the Site is strictly prohibited. Walmart
and Wal-Mart are registered trademarks of Walmart. Walmart may
terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of this Site, including
the availability of any features of the Site, at any time and without notice.

9.  The privacy of students' and users of various
websites is very important. More important is the
policy that describes how a company will protect
the privacy and rights of its website users. As
users enter sites they want to know that their
personal information is stored or discarded and
will not be shared without prior consent.
Additionally, any information collected will be used
appropriately and the site has systems in place to
protect the website.

10.  We welcome your comments regarding the Site; however, all comments, feedback,
postcards, suggestions, ideas, or other submissions disclosed, submitted or offered
to Walmart on or by this Site or otherwise disclosed, submitted or offered in
connection with your use of this Site (collectively, the "Comments") shall be and
remain Walmart's property. Such disclosure, submission or offer of any Comments
shall constitute an assignment to Walmart of all worldwide rights, titles and interests
in all copyrights and other intellectual properties in the Comments. Thus, Walmart will
own exclusively all such rights, titles and interests and shall not be limited in any way
in its use, commercial or otherwise, of any Comments. Walmart will be entitled to
use, reproduce, disclose, publish and distribute any Comments you submit for any
purpose whatsoever, without restriction and without compensating you in any way.
For this reason, we ask that you not send us any comments that you do not wish to
assign to us, including any confidential information or any original creative materials
such as stories, product ideas, computer code or original artwork. Walmart is and
shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any Comments in confidence; (2) to pay
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and shall remain solely responsible for the content of any Comments you make.

11.  Walmart - Terms of Use. (2012). Retrieved from
http://corporate.walmart.com/terms-of-use