Essay Software Piracy beyond the Street Corner

Apple claimed that there were four types of infringements to its protectable intellectual property –

On Jan. 23, 2003, Cisco Systems, Inc. announced that it has filed a lawsuit against a Chinese equipment manufacturer, Huawei Technologies, Co., LTD and its subsidiaries, Huawei America, Inc. and FutureWei Technologies, Inc. over Huawei's unlawful copying of Cisco's intellectual property. Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet with the headquarter located in US. Huawei, based in Shenzhen, China, is China's biggest telecommunications equipment maker, has a wide reach in Asia, and recently entered the U.S. market, challenging Cisco on the pricing front. Because the lawsuit happens between two representative companies of telecom industry in US and China

In the year of 2005, there totaled 147 case files in the area of intellectual property crimes. (Weier) This number has risen exponentially throughout the 21st century, as more and more productions move to the realm of cyberspace. Hearing a coworker or peer bragging about illegally downloading films or music appears to be more common in the year 2016. The sudden advancement of technology appears to perpetuate a sense of virtual comfort in theft. Further, pro-piracy groups paint an argument that piracy composes very little potential to affect others negatively. Unfortunately, the resulting apathy cannot be easily targeted or terminated. End users may not have the experience or may simply not care much, as long as they possess the ability to easily get away with piracy. Laws should be pushed onto internet service providers in the case of formatting a response to suspicious client-server network traffic. The solution would be configured to allow privacy, while restricting the use of torrent sites that condone the distribution of illegal

The music industry has had problems with computer piracy for many years now. There have been many programs devoted to giving out free music. Many of these programs are well know, but still very hard to stop. Napster, Kazaa, and the newest program, myTunes Redux are the most popular programs for music sharing. This essay will explain all about these main programs which allow free music to be shared all over the world.

Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 in California’s Silicon Valley. The idea for this company came about when two Stanford University employees, a husband and wife, tried to figure out a way to stay connected throughout the day and had to overcome the technological inability to send e-mail from one building to another (“Cisco overview,” n.d.). The couple designed a multi-protocol router to communicate across campus (“Cisco overview,” n.d.). The company’s primary goal was to transform the way that people connected. Since its inception, the company has expanded its operations on a global scale, employs approximately 71,825 employees and identifies itself as “The Human Network” (Cisco Systems, Inc., 2011). A strategic audit of

While this case proved to be an exception to most individual’s moral code, Apple still challenged the FBI and refused to allow access to the iPhone information in a court case and Apple deemed that it would be unethical to create software that would “undermine the security of the devices”. (Moser) According to Apple Inc.’s code of ethics in regards to suppliers they are allowed to disclose information in accordance to different laws (Apple Inc). In the case of the San Bernardino terrorist attack Apple stepped away from this ethical code because they felt that by allowing the information on the phone to be accessed it would be a breach of security and the first step on a slippery slope that would possibly endanger the information of all iPhone users. (Moser) Even though Apple had already had a code laid out in regards to security they still have to make ethical judgments in certain situations based on the morals of the situation and all those who are involved. This supports the case that ethical codes are ever changing and need to be altered to in regards to different situations and diverse moral codes. This ethical issue spans to other moral codes besides the concept of security. It spans from labor issues to environmental issues that are becoming more prevalent in the technological world.

Huawei is produced in China and is distributed and sold in Europe, India, Africa and the US and UK. Their products being produced in one country and distributed to other creates a geographical space gap between the manufacturer and the consumer.

A potential sustained advantage for Cisco is leading the market across several segments. Cisco is a leader in providing routing, switching, and associated services including comprehensive security and mobility solutions. According to the company, at the end of 2014, it had 47% share of the market for routers; 48% share of the market for TelePresence solutions; 51% share of the market for wireless LAN products; and 64% share of the market for switching products. In addition, Cisco was also the leader in voice products category with a market share of 39%. Leading market position across all its products segments provides Cisco a competitive advantage over its peers.

Many people in the West may have never heard of the Chinese brand called Huawei, but Huawei’s products have been all over the world. According to Huawei’s official website, so far, about one-third of the world’s population in more than 170 countries and regions are using their products, and 45 of the world’s top 50 telecom operators are also the customer of Huawei (Huawei.com). In the UK, its customers include BT, Everything Everywhere, O2, Orange, TalkTalk, Virgin Media and Sky (Anderson, 2012).

There has been extensive growth in the number of people accessing the Internet. For this reason, the Internet has become a necessity to the American population, shown in the estimated 50 million users on-line in the U.S. The ease of Internet access has increased along with the advances in technology. Along with price and availability, changes in the web and web browsers have allowed pirates to offer illegal copies of software that can be downloaded by even the most uneducated user. Most Internet piracy is accomplished in the home or the office, with very little risk of being caught. The very nature of the Internet requires the user to rely on will power and morality to resist temptation to

Apple is being criticized in China for three main issues, including slave labor, guarantee scandal and underdeveloped infrastructure. However, China is a significant market for Apple. Apple’s market share in China is continuously growing while decreasing in mature countries. Issues related to human rights and labor protection in China are sensitive and of globally mutual concern. If we do not address these issues properly, we will lose Chinese customers as well as suppliers and sub-contractors. This may also seriously impact the reputation and sales of Apple products worldwide.

Shortly after Google.cn received its license from the Chinese government in 2007, Google proceeded to sign a set of guidelines, designed to reduce the risk that their actions would lead to human rights abuses in China and other countries. The challenges of censorship in China have forced Google to look beyond the appeal of China’s gargantuan search market. Instead, Google shifted its focus to the operating systems of smartphones. Relationships are extremely hostile between Google and China, and the options for China are quickly disappearing. The only course of action left for China is to build its own Chinese mobile-OS for Chinese mobile devices. Regardless of Google’s legal efforts and privacy challenges, it is still pressing on with several innovative projects. Technology is inevitable, and the Internet has reached nearly every corner of the world. For the countries that do not adopt the Internet as a part of their economic activity, it will be an uphill struggle to receive new information and new ideas, especially if those new ideas mean the difference for whether societies evolve.

Because of this support and relationship with the Chinese government, Huawei have faced significant political obstacles in its international expansion. The Chinese company, in fact, has been considered as a threat by different western countries, becoming the “focus of contract exclusion and finger pointing by certain western governments” (Chung and Mascitelli, 2015). The most evident case is represented by the conflicts that the Chinese company faced with the US market.

Other leading firms as NOKIA and MOTOROLA thought the technology didn’t be prefered by customers. Appearance of apple was the threaten factor to HTC.

思科系統(Cisco Systems)公司介紹 2007/09 • 思科在全球簡介 思科系統(Cisco Systems)為全球網路設備領導廠商，於1984年由史丹佛大學的兩位學者創立，企業總部位於美國加州聖荷西。自1995年1月起至今，約翰錢伯斯擔任思科系統總裁兼執行長，並將於2006年底兼任董事會主席一職。目前思科在全球67個國家已有超過400個以上的分支據點，擁有61,535名員工(2007/7/28)；就亞太地區部份，思科於1994年分別在澳洲雪梨、中國北京、香港、韓國漢城與新加坡等地相繼成立分公司，至今已在亞太地區主要的13個國家中設有辦公室，亞洲市場持續成為思科擴展最快速的地區。思科透過香港、印度、印尼、韓國、馬來西亞、中國大陸（北京、上海、廣州、成都）、菲律賓、新加坡、台灣和泰國等地的分支機構，支援整個亞洲地區的代理商和經銷商。此外，思科也在亞太地區共計成立3個技術支援中心(Technology Assistance Center ; TAC)，隨時以最新、最專業的科技因應世界趨勢的變化。 • 思科的企業哲學 思科系統的企業哲學就是「聆聽客戶的需求」、「掌握所有的可用技術」，「並提供客戶各種不同的選擇」。以客戶的需求為出發點，提供最適切的產品及服務。 • 國際重要成就與評價 |日期 |企業殊榮 | |2006