One evening when Ahmed started work, Bill was talking about the many ways to download pirated music, movies, and books from the library’s system. “It is very easy and untraceable. I just route my requests to a professor’s IP address, then send it to several other faculty IP addresses so it is difficult to trace. I then go to one of the library computers, log in as someone else, put in a CD or Blu-Ray DVD, and burn what I want. The people’s computers I route through get a message that someone logged into their account, but the IT guys just tell them it’s no big deal and it happens all the time. IT never really looks into it because of the many systems and IP addresses on campus. Are Bill’s actions an ethical issue, a legal issue, or both? Explain your reasoning.
One evening when Ahmed started work, Bill was talking about the many ways to download pirated music, movies, and books from the library’s system. “It is very easy and untraceable. I just route my requests to a professor’s IP address, then send it to several other faculty IP addresses so it is difficult to trace. I then go to one of the library computers, log in as someone else, put in a CD or Blu-Ray DVD, and burn what I want. The people’s computers I route through get a message that someone logged into their account, but the IT guys just tell them it’s no big deal and it happens all the time. IT never really looks into it because of the many systems and IP addresses on campus.
Are Bill’s actions an ethical issue, a legal issue, or both? Explain your reasoning.
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