THE CANSAS CITY PHARMACIST
In August 2001, Robert Courtney, a Kansas City pharmacist was indicted on 20 felony counts of product tampering, drug addiction, and drug misbranding. Courtney illegally diluted Gemzar and other expensive chemotherapy drugs to make money.
What was more alarming was the fact that he had hundreds of cancer patients most of them relying on chemotherapy treatments for survival.; According to the FBI, at least one patient who received the diluted drugs died.
Courtney was caught when a representative of Eli Lilly & Co., the pharmaceutical company that manufacturers Gemzar, became suspicious from records that indicated that Kansas City doctor was receiving much more Gemzar pharmacy was purchasing from the manufacturer.
After the doctor was notified and the drug was tested, U.S federal agents were then informed. It was found that Courtney was selling up to the three times the amount of drugs he was purchasing from the drug manufacturer.
Discussion Question
1. What crime did Robert Courtney commit?
He illegally diluted Gemzar and other expensive chemotherapy drugs to make money and he sells up to three times the amount of drugs he was purchasing from the manufacturer.
2. Was it proper to arrest Robert Courtney? Why or Why not?
-It was a proper arrest since he illegally sells some drugs of the three times the amount of it that is for the cancer for there treatment.
3. Do you think Robert Courtney was responsible for the assumed death?
-For me he can also one reason for the assumed death, because if he not illegally diluted Gemzar and other expensive chemotherapy drugs to make money he can help treat and save some of the cancer patient.
DID YOU SAY PRIVACY/ WHAT PRIVACY?
Surveillance technology has progressed to the point that is possible to identify individual walking city streets from satellites in orbits. Telephone fax and emails communication can routinely be monitored. Personal information files kept on citizens from cradle to grave. There is nowhere to run nowhere to hide. Personal privacy is dead.
Discussion Question
1. Do you believe we still have individual privacy?
For me yes, we have privacy since we also have our own information in our own mind that no one can notice even the technology, except we tell to others.
2. What do you think is the best way to safeguard privacy?
The best thing is not to tell other person your information what you know about your self.
3.How much interference by the government in your life you can tolerate in order to feel secure? The government can get only some of my information but not all of it.
4. How much privacy are you willing to give up to fell secure?
They can get some of my information for my own good but not all of it like information that lead me to harm my family and my self.
CYBERSQUATTING: IS IT ENTREPRENEURSHIP OR INTELLECTUAL THEFT
Just before the 2000 New York senatorial campaign. Chris Hayden paid $70 each for the exclusive two- year rights to the following Internet addresses www.hillary2000.com, http://www.hillaryclinton2000.com/ and http://www.clinton2000.com/. A few weeks later Mrs. Hillary Clinton, then the U.S. first lady, declared her candidacy for the state of New York senatorial place.
The Clinton campaign team wanted her presence on the web, but they could not use any of the three names though they rightly belonged to her. Deciding not to change you Mr. Hayden, the team opted to buy the rights for hillary200.com from the Mr. Hayden. However, Mr. Hayden decided to engage a broker to demand $15,000 for the use of the name.
Cyber squatting, as the practice of grabbing somebody’s name and registering it with Internet Registration Company in anticipation of reaping huge rewards, is becoming widespread..
DISCUSSING QUESTIONS:
1. Is Mr. Hayden violating Mrs. Clinton’s intellectual rights?
Mr. Hayden Did not violate the intellectual rights of Mrs. Clinton’s since he paid $70 each for the exclusive two- year rights to the following Internet addresses.
2. Can Mr. Hayden claim free speech protection for the use of names?
Mr. Hayden cannot claim free speech protection for the use of names of his name because he already decided to engage a broker to demand $15,000 for the use of the name.
3. Should there be laws to make the practice illegal?
For me it can be illegal if there is such no contract for two-years for the use of the addresses and he continue to restrict the of Mrs. Clinton not to use the addresses.
ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND THE BODYGUARD
Jon Kiggwe is a young aggressive entrepreneur, with a bright future. With several business dong well and a few start- ups with promising financial status. Jon is on his way to making a million dollars before his twenty- fifth birthday. Jon’s business meetings take him into tough neighbourhoods. So, for him to feel secure, Jon uses a team of professional security bodyguards to shadow him almost 24 hours a day.
In his big 10 million dollar home, Jon receives a stream of guests. Including both business associates and friends. His bodyguards, besides keeping an eye on him, also see to the orderly arrival and departure of the guests. Because of this, the bodyguards keep a permanent office and sleeping quarters at Jon’s mansion.
Without informing them. Jon installed video recording and listening gadgets in the guard’s office and sleeping quarters to record their every conversation and movement. He feels safe that way..
DISCUSSION QUESTION:
1. Is Jon violating any law?
Jon did not violate any law since he only want is to know and to secure his life even they are his bodyguards. He should be careful with them.
2.Do the bodyguards have any right to privacy on Jon’s promises?
They could not do any right to privacy on Jon’s promises since it is there job and they are paid of it. Jon wanted to be careful and be secure even with his bodyguards.
3.Does Jon have the right to know what the bodyguards are doing in his house?
He has the right to know what the bodyguards are doing in his house since he wants only his security and it is Jon's house.
WHO WILL PAY THE PRICE FOR FLAWED SOFTWARE
Peter Efron works as programmer for a major software company. The company, Cybersoft, is launching itself to be a major Internet- based platform developer and they are soon to launch a web initiative. Peter is involved in the development of a crucial component of the initiative. The company has trust in Peter for he was worked for the computer since he left college 15 years ago. Since his arrival at the company. Peter has pioneered a number of major software development projects.
Peter has followed, and his very much aware of, the losses suffered by other business due to defective software. He even knows that in 2000, U.S companies suffered a whopping $100 billion loss due to bad software. He and his company, Cybersoft, are determined to target quality as the major focus of their new web initiative.
Peter dreams of the success of the web initiative and the recognition it might ring both to his company and to him. However, a few days before the launch of the much- awaited initiative, as Peter makes his final quality checks, he discovers a flaw in the core component of the initiative whose magnitude he could not determine. To do so would mean a few weeks delay at best, a major blow to the company’s efforts. The company bad mounted an advertising blitz on all major media outlets. Even a few weeks delay would cause major financial losses and the public’s loss of confidence in the weeks delay at best. This must never happen. Peter decides to see to it..
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. Is Peter Efron wrong?
Peter is not wrong since he wants only to produce a quality and dreams of the success of the web initiative and the recognition it might ring both to his company and to him. He do not want to make other company that will use this software will not suffer lose due to defective software.
2. What damage would Cybersoft have suffered badly there been a delay?
The Cybersoft have suffered badly there been a delay is bad mounted an advertising blitz on all major media outlets. Even a few weeks delay would cause major financial losses and the public’s loss of confidence in the weeks delay at best.
3. What would you think have been the right course of action for Peter and Cybersoft?
The right course of action for Peter and Cybersoft is to delay the lunch of the software to be able to repair is flaw in the core component of the initiative whose magnitude he could not determine.
4.Can you estimate the damage?
It could be a big damage to a company since they already announce it to the public and paid some ads for there lunch of the software.
