The Ethics Debate

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The paper looks at the ethical issues and theories in these cases where they were gaining financial advantage by misleading the customers. The paper discusses ethical practices for Internet companies that are easy to implement and maintains that the social responsibility of taking appropriate actions by members and Internet companies can help solve the unintended problems. The paper concludes with two questions to ponder. Should adult oriented sites be made available on subscription only to protect children? Is it ethical to charge poor countries' students and children the same amount as the US for educational materials such as software in the name of intellectual property rights?

Outline:
Parties to this Ethical Case
The Ethical Issues in this Case
Ethics Theories Involved in this Case
Stakeholder in a Question of Ethics
Ethical Alternatives in Dating Companies Case
Evaluation of Alternatives
Justification of the Proposed Alternatives
Suggestions for Studies on Ethics

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"In this violation of trust and ethics case parties to the case are customers and potential customers of these dating sites as those who are being misled, dating agencies stand accused of violating the ethics of business by misleading the general public and attempting to gain business by false pretences. The cases lodged in November 2005 accuse Yahoo and Match.com of unethical practices in their Internet dating services. Although the cases have been filed by two individuals the ethics in question apply to all consumers of the two services."

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