BMIS 570 IT Assignment

Case Study Instructions

You will write a 4–5-page paper in current APA format that focuses on 2 case studies from each week’s reading. Each paper must include at least 4 references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible. Each week there is a different set of cases for you to review. You must review them separately following the instructions below:

1. State the facts of the case
• What happened in this case?
• Who are the parties?
• What motivated the parties to take this action?
• List the facts by level of importance.
2. Discuss the Issue: Discuss the issues or problems presented by the case. The legal issue is the question of law on which resolution of the case turns. An issue should be presented in the form of a question. While most cases revolve around a legal issue, you should also consider issues of public policy, values in conflict, and practical reality. For example, a case study involving abortion might involve the following issues:
• Legal: Is abortion legal? If so, under what circumstances?
• Public Policy: Should abortion be legal? Why or why not?
• Values in Conflict: Which value is more important, a woman's right to privacy or an unborn child's right to life? Why?
• Practical: What are the options open to someone faced with an unwanted pregnancy? Where can someone in this situation go for help and advice?

3. Discuss the Arguments: Now that you have defined the facts and issues, develop and discuss the arguments that can be made for each of the various points of view. For example, what are the arguments, both Pro and Con, for each point of view, which side provides the most compelling argument, and why, and what are the consequences?

1. Conclusion: Each of these cases has a court ruling. Do you agree with the court’s decision (why or why not?). From a Christian prospective, how does this decision impact Christianity and society? If the impact is negative, what recommendations would you make to overcome that impact?

Final Project Instructions

For your Final Project, select 1 of the following 2 options:

Option 1

You have been hired by XYZ Technologies Inc., located in Lynchburg, VA. XYZ Technologies Inc., is a software development firm that designs and sells its products via the Internet to the consumer. XYZ Technologies Inc., does not sell hard copies of their software, rather consumers can download the software through the company’s website. As a consultant you need to assist the company through the complex legal issues of eCommerce. You will write a 16-page (minimum) current APA formatted research paper covering the Final Project Requirements.

Option 2

You have been hired by a company that you know well as a consultant to assist the company through the complex legal issues of eCommerce. Make sure that you know the company’s production and/or services well, along with the company’s supply chain. You will write a 16-page (minimum) current APA formatted research paper covering the Final Project Requirements.

Final Project Requirements

You will write a 16-page (minimum) current APA formatted research paper covering:

1. Business Formation, Business Models, and Business Cycles;
2. Intellectual Properly: Asset protection;
3. Employment agreements: be specific in defining the types of workers used in the company, and also address the use of the Internet to promote employee diversification;
4. Transitional Law; and,
5. Regulatory, Compliance, and Liability Issues.

This paper will be written from the consultant’s prospective to the client, and must contain a minimum of 15 scholarly references beyond the textbook and the Bible.

Suggested Time Management

As with all projects, time management is one of the keys to the success of this project. This course is set up in 4 main sections that correspond to the 4 main sections of your paper:

• Modules/Weeks 1–2 Cover: Business Formation, Business Models, and Business Cycles
• Modules/Weeks 3–4 Cover: Intellectual Properly: Asset Protection.
• Modules/Weeks 5–6 Cover: Transitional Law
• *Modules/Weeks 7–8 Cover: Regulatory, Compliance, and Liability Issues.

For planning purposes it is suggested that you complete section one by the end of Module/Week 2, section two by the end of Module/Week 4, section three by the end of Module/Week 6, and finish the paper by Module/Week 7.

*Note: Since the project is due at the end of Module/Week 7, and Module/Week 8 covers chapters 13 and 14, you will need to become familiar with the topics presented in chapter 13 and 14 to complete the last section of the project.

Case Studies per Module/Week

Module/Week 1:

Review the following 2 cases separately.

• Your Choice: Find two cases from Liberty’s Library to focus on.
• They should be cases focused on the IT discipline and published within the last two years.
• You must supply the permanent URL for this article when you cite it.

Module/Week 2:

Review the following 2 cases separately.

• The Facebook, Inc. v. ConnectU
• Airbnb, Inc. v. Schneiderman

Module/Week 3:

Review the following 2 cases separately.

• Tiffany, Inc. v. EBay, Inc.
• V. v. Iparadigms

Module/Week 4:

Review the following 2 cases separately.

• com v. Barnesandnoble.com
• DVD Copy Control Ass’n v. Bunner

Module/Week 5:

Review the following 2 cases separately.

• In re: Mobilactive Media, LLC
• Montclair State Univ. v. Oracle, Inc.

Module/Week 6:

Review the following 2 cases separately.

• Seaton v. TripAdvisor
• Pietrylo v. Hillstone Restaurant Group

Module/Week 7:

Review the following 2 cases separately.

• In re: Zappos.com, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation
• Verizon v. FCC

Module/Week 8:

Review the following 2 cases separately.

• In re: Google, Inc. Gmail Litigation
• In re: Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation v. Electronic Arts, Inc.