Should small-business owners of bars and other establishments be free from copyright laws?

1. (only 2 questions for 1.)FactsNorton’s Country Corner (Norton’s) is a cowboy bar located in Queen Creek, Arizona. The bar is owned by McDade & Sons, Inc., which is owned 100 percent by Nancy McDade. McDade is its sole officer and director. Live bands play country-and-western music at Norton’s on various nights of the week. Certain copyright owners of music have authorized Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) to license the use of their copyright songs to broadcasters and to owners of concert halls, restaurants, and nightclubs for live performances of the copyrighted music. BMI attends public performances of music to determine whether any copyrights it is authorized to license are being performed without such license.One night, a BMI representative attended a live band performance at Norton’s bar and recorded the songs played by the band that night. The audio recording showed that 13 copyrighted songs that BMI was authorized to license were played by the band at Norton’s without the required license. BMI sued McDade & Sons, Inc. and Nancy McDade in U.S. district court for copyright infringement. The defendants argued they had not committed copyright infringement and that copyright law did not apply to owners of small establishments.IssueAre the defendants liable for copyright infringement?Language of the CourtThe Copyright Act gives the owner of a copyright the exclusive right to publicly perform, or authorize others to perform, the copyrighted work. Any person who violates this exclusive right is an infringer. Lack of authorization is established by the undisputed fact that defendants were not licensed by BMI to perform plaintiffs’ copyrighted musical compositions. Defendants contend that the copyright laws are unfair to small bar owners “struggling to get by week by week.” Defendants seek an exemption from complying with the Copyright Act, but have not cited any authority for such an exemption. The record reflects that defendants’ infringements were knowing and willful.DecisionThe U.S. district court held that the defendants had engaged in copyright infringement and awarded $39,000 in damages, attorney’s fees, and costs to the plaintiffs, and issued a permanent injunction against the defendants’ infringement of copyrighted musical compositions licensed by Broadcast Music, Inc.Critical Legal Thinking QuestionsShould small-business owners of bars and other establishments be free from copyright laws?How many restaurants, bars, and other establishments play copyrighted music without the copyright owner’s permission?2. Exclusionary RuleEvidence obtained from an unreasonable search and seizure is considered tainted evidence (“fruit of a tainted tree”). Under the exclusionary rule, such evidence can generally be prohibited from introduction at a trial or an administrative proceeding against the person searched. However, this evidence is freely admissible against other persons.The U.S. Supreme Court created a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule.13 This exception allows evidence obtained illegally to be introduced as evidence against the accused if the police officers who conducted the unreasonable search reasonably believed that they were acting pursuant to a lawful search warrant.U.S. Supreme Court, Washington DCIn the United States, suspected criminals are given many rights by the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions. Parties in the United States are free from unreasonable searches and seizures of evidence, and any evidence obtained illegally is considered tainted evidence and cannot be used in court. People who are suspected of a criminal act may assert their right of privilege against self-incrimination and may choose not to testify at any pretrial proceedings or at trial. In addition, if convicted of a crime, the criminal is free from cruel and unusual punishment.Critical Legal ThinkingDoes the exclusionary rule allow some guilty parties to go free?Is this an acceptable result when balanced against the protections afforded by the Fourth Amendment?Find and share a case where a person was set free based on unreasonable search and evidence was found? If you cannot find one, try to find a case simlar to the one below.Case Example: DON’T USE THIS CASEDavid Riley was stopped for driving with expired registration tags. A search of the car turned up two concealed and loaded firearms. The police confiscated Riley’s smartphone and went through it and found gang related information and a photograph of Riley in front of a car they suspected to be involved in a shooting a few weeks earlier. Based on the information retrieved from the cellphone Riley was charged with that earlier shooting, with firing at an occupied vehicle, assault with a semiautomatic weapon, and attempted murder. Riley was convicted of all charges and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Prior to trial, Riley moved to suppress the evidence the police obtained from his cellphone, alleging that the information obtained from his phone was the fruit of an unconstitutional search in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The court denied Riley’s request. After appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear the case.

Analyze the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion.

Write a 6-8 page paper in which you do the following:Analyze the business-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the business-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion.Analyze the corporate-level strategies for the corporation you chose to determine the corporate-level strategy you think is most important to the long-term success of the firm and whether you judge this to be a good choice. Justify your opinion.Analyze the competitive environment to determine the corporation’s most significant competitor. Compare their strategies at each level and evaluate which company you think is most likely to be successful in the long term. Justify your choice.Determine whether your choice from Question 3 would differ in slow-cycle and fast-cycle markets.

Would you make localization changes to the product, marketing, and so on, for this product in that market? Why or why not?

In this lesson, we have explored the issues with and strategies for marketing on a global level. For this exploration, you will use the theory/skills you learned in this lesson and from previous lessons in this class (such as the lessons on culture, exporting, and strategy). Put yourself in the role of a marketer from Kraft Heinz Company. The beloved American treat Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is widely available in the United States and other select countries (such as Canada and Australia). Imagine that the company would like to get into new markets in either South America, Central America, Eastern Europe, or Africa. You are asked to recommend a new market in one of those areas and create a (brief) marketing plan for the product in that market.In a 500–700 word post to this discussion forum, answer the following:What country from the regions in the prompt did you select and why?Note: You must select a country – a continent or a region do not qualify as a country. And your country must be in South America, Central America, Eastern Europe or Africa. Countries outside of these regions will not meet the requirements of this assignment.2. Would you make localization changes to the product, marketing, and so on, for this product in that market? Why or why not?Notes and hints:You must use reputable sources to support your decisions, such as academic sources (peer reviewed) or authoritative sources (having expert qualifications in the subject or area).Use course theory to support or guide your decisions:the four Ps, Hofstede, global strategy, and so on, are all good places to start.You must cite all of the sources you use just as you would a paper, and use APA formatting.

Discuss what is meant by the term Qualitative Research

Instructions: Response must be at least 4-5 pages excluding the title, abstract and reference pages. Must be written in current APA format with at least three academic references cited. References must be within the last five years.You will critically appraise a research designYou will select one research report with a qualitative design and one with quantitative design and answer the following questions regarding the following categories:Discuss what is meant by the term Qualitative ResearchBriefly, describe the characteristics of qualitative research and identify nursing issues/phenomena that lend themselves to a qualitative research approach.Compare and contrast three different qualitative research methodologies.Briefly, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research evidence for informing nursing practice.Communicate how this research design used in research.The study, sampling, data collection, analysis, rigor, findings and limitationsIdentify the purpose of the study.Briefly, describe the design of the study and explain why you think it is either appropriate or inappropriate to meet the purpose.Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.Identify the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.Discuss whether sampling and recruitment were appropriate to the aims of the research.Identify the data collection method(s) and discuss whether the method(s) is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.Identify how the data was analyzed and discuss whether the method(s) of analysis is/are appropriate to the aims of the study.Identify four (4) criteria by which the rigor of a qualitative project can be judged.Discuss the rigor of this study using the four criteria.Briefly, describe the findings of the study and identify any limitations.Use the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion any implications for the discipline of nursing.Discuss what you understand by the term Quantitative Research – Use the following dot points to guide your discussion (give reasons for your argument and support with references):Describe the characteristics of quantitative research.Identify nursing issues/phenomena that lend themselves to a quantitative research approachDifferentiate between observational and interventional research designs and also between experimental and quasi-experimental designs.Briefly, outline the difference between inferential and descriptive statistics and their relationship to levels of measurement.Communicate how this research design used in research.Critique the Quantitative Research Report – Use the following headings to guide your critique (in all discussions and explanations give reasons for your argument and support with references):The studyIdentify the purpose and design of the study.Explain what is meant by ‘blinding’ and ‘randomization’ and discuss how these were addressed in the design of the study.Identify ethical issues related to the study and how they were/were not addressed.SamplingExplain the sampling method and recruitment strategy that was used.Discuss how the sample size was determined – include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.Data collectionBriefly, outline how the data was collected and identify any data collection instrument(s).Define the terms validity and reliability and discuss how the validity & reliability of the instruments were/were not addressed in this study and why this is important.Data analysisOutline how the data were analyzed.Identify the statistics used and the level of measurement of the data described by each statistical test – include in your discussion an explanation of terms used.Findings and limitationsBriefly, outline the findings and identify any limitations of the studyUse the information that you have gained from your critique of the study to briefly discuss the trustworthiness and applicability of the study. Include in your discussion an explanation of the term statistical significance and name the tests of statistical significance used in this study.

Is the number of active products an indicator of innovation, or an indicator of whether the innovation is incremental or discontinuous?

OverviewOrganizational creativity and innovation have proven to be challenging concepts to measure. There is not a particular output that indicates organizational levels of innovation. To flourish, innovation and creativity must be fostered within the organization. They must be established as cultural values in order for the organization to see the benefits.PromptWrite a paper evaluating business metrics for innovation. Although business metrics generally measure symptoms or outputs of an organization’s culture, we can find correlations between some business metrics and the quality of an organization’s innovation culture. Review the table shown below and answer the following questions.Consider the metrics in the table and evaluate if each is a good measure of innovation and creativity.Is the number of active products an indicator of innovation, or an indicator of whether the innovation is incremental or discontinuous?Is research and development (R&D) headcount an indicator of innovation or labor efficiency?What would it mean if any of these metrics increased over time?Evaluate and select which company (INAGG, Inc. or AMMB, Inc.) is most likely to have a culture that supports innovation and creativity.How might non-R&D staff time dedicated to experimenting with new products be an indicator of an innovation culture?What are some scenarios in which having more patents would not be a good indicator of an innovation culture?Discuss the ability, and limitations, of metrics such as the ones in the table and business intelligence (BI) to measure the ability of an organization to innovate or support employee creativity.What are the limitations of the metrics that you think are the best indicators of innovation culture?Could some of the limitations be avoided by using a combination of metrics?How could business intelligence be used to evaluate limitations of metrics?Note: Both companies are in the same industry and make similar products. They have the same number of total employees, revenue, and length of time in business.

Despite increases in diversity training programs, outcomes are not consistently leading to increases of diversity within upper management. What might be the reason for this phenomenon and how might it be addressed?

1. thoughts on what is Diversity in Organization2. Despite increases in diversity training programs, outcomes are not consistently leading to increases of diversity within upper management. What might be the reason for this phenomenon and how might it be addressed?450 plus words , APA format

Discuss the unethical activity. Was there a failure in accountability? Explain.

I’m working on a Writing exercise and need support.In the Foundations of Public Administration course, we discussed many concepts ranging from ethics to organizational behavior to public financial management. For this Final Exam, read the attached case study.Another Cheating Scandal Case-1.pdfAddress the following questions:Discuss the unethical activity. Was there a failure in accountability? Explain.What impact did the political and cultural environment have on the decisions of those involved in the wrongdoing through out the Escambia County School system?What role did group dynamics play in the case study? (informal or formal groups)Discuss the role of leadership throughout the case study.Discuss the failure in public personnel management, specifically addressing performance appraisal and pay for performance issues.Identify intergovernmental relations throughout the case study. Did this have any impact on the wrongdoing that occurred?Discuss the importance of a program audit and evaluation in preventing and addressing the crisis at hand.see upload and here is textbookShafritz, J. M., Russell, E.W., Borick, C.P. & Hyde, A.C. (2017). Introducing public administration (9 ed.). New York: Routledge. ISBN:- 978-1-138-66634-4 (paperback) ISBN:-978-1-315-61943-9 (e-book).

Review the company’s infrastructure and identify of all types of vulnerabilities: environmental, physical, and human.

You are the information technology senior analyst at your company. Your company can be a real business where you work or a virtual business that you would like to start. In both cases, you should be familiar with the business environment and the nature of work performed at your selected company. If you need help with selecting an appropriate company, please contact your instructor.Your CEO meets with you and assigns you the following tasks, which you will assemble in a written report to the CEO:Review the company’s infrastructure and identify of all types of vulnerabilities: environmental, physical, and human.Suggest and discuss security models that can be used to overcome the associated security risks.Design a robust security plan for the company.Design a code of ethics related to the IT profession that can be applied at the company.Portfolio Milestones:You will complete and receive points for two Portfolio Milestones that will help you complete your project. This work will inform your final project, but you will not re-submit this work with your final project. Here are the milestones:—Describe the company you will be analyzing for the project. Include size, industry, and location. (25 Points)—Provide an outline of the security models you will be presenting in your portfolio project. (25 Points)^^ I NEED THESE ABOVE TWO ASAP ^^^Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:Paper length: 8-10 pages not including the required cover and reference pages.Include at least five references in addition to the course textbook.Format the entire paper according to APAHello again, and thanks. Also, if you can try and get me the two middle portions in bold asap, I would be grateful!

Evaluate the biopsychosocial factors that led the client to commit his or her crimes.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the Week 3 Final Comprehensive Case Report Topic and Outline assignment and your discussions in Weeks 1, 3, and 4 that pertain to this Final Paper.For the Final Paper, you will take on the role of a death penalty mitigation expert hired by the defense attorney to work as a sentencing advocate on behalf of the client/defendant. Based upon the chosen case from the attached list (that was selected in Week 1), you will create a comprehensive case study report arguing against the death penalty for your client (the perpetrator). This report will contain an analysis of the psychological factors that may have contributed to the commission of the crimes in the chosen case study and how these psychological factors should be considered a basis for a prison sentence less than the death penalty.In your online classroom, select the link “Killer Bios” for a list of these infamous murderers. In that link, you will find several Ashford University Library sources on each murderer. In addition, there are some starter links listed below under each name.In your paper,Summarize the chosen case.Evaluate the biopsychosocial factors that led the client to commit his or her crimes.Explain the psychological, situational/social, and biological factors that you believe led to the offender’s criminality.Evaluate how these factors may have contributed to committing violent crimes.Identify whether your client suffered from a mental illness.Identify the diagnosis and how the diagnostic criteria was met.Evaluate the ACEs score you calculated for your client in the Week 3 Adverse Childhood Experiences discussion, to the extent that you were able to answer the questions based on what you could out about your client’s history.Explain the impact of childhood trauma, abuse, and neglect may have on criminal behavior.Examine whether your client had any events in life that could be considered traumatic such that this could have influenced the criminal behavior.Explain what the scientific research says about the impact of trauma on criminal/violent behavior.Analyze any other mitigating factors that may provide a credible argument against a death sentence for your client.(That is, was your client gainfully employed? Did your client lack a significant criminal history prior to the most recent offenses? Mitigating factors can be anything that humanizes your client and thus makes him/her seem like a candidate for a lesser sentence than death).Evaluate the mitigating circumstances found in this report.Propose a specific psychosocial intervention based on your evaluation of the client and case such as counseling, medication, restitution, and so forth. (This proposed intervention will serve as your argument that the death penalty is not appropriate for your client based on these mitigating factors.)Summarize your analysis and restate your intervention in the conclusion.The Comprehensive Case Study ReportMust be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’sAPA Style(Links to an external site.)Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedFor further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer toAPA Formatting for Word 2013(Links to an external site.).Must utilize academic voice. See theAcademic Voice(Links to an external site.)resource for additional guidance.Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper and must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.Must use at least four scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources in addition to the course text.Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’sCiting Within Your Paper(Links to an external site.)Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See theFormatting Your References List(Links to an external site.)resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.Carefully review theGrading Rubric(Links to an external site.)for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Create a 12-15 slide digital presentation, to be given to general classroom teachers in a professional development setting, on inclusion and classroom management strategies that can be incorporated into classrooms.

Special education teachers often provide training and support to general education teachers to promote successful inclusive practices in their classrooms. Understanding expectations, facilitating social skills, and designing and evaluating the effectiveness of positive learning environments helps all students, especially those with disabilities, learn and be productive in school.Create a 12-15 slide digital presentation, to be given to general classroom teachers in a professional development setting, on inclusion and classroom management strategies that can be incorporated into classrooms. Include a title slide, reference slide, and presenter’s notes.The presentation should help the general education teachers build their skills in the following areas:Identifying realistic expectations for the personal and social behaviors of students with mild to moderate disabilities in a general education inclusive classroom.Assisting individuals with mild to moderate disabilities to develop their interpersonal skills for educational and other social environments.Designing learning environments that motivate and encourage active participation in individual and group activities for individuals with and without disabilities.Organizing, developing, and sustaining learning environments that support positive multicultural experiences.Using collaborative learning groups and project-based activities to help individuals with and without disabilities practice self-determination and self-advocacy skills.Support your findings with a 3-5 scholarly resources.While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit assignments that are print deliverables toLopesWrite. A link to theLopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resourcesif you need assistance.

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