You are a project manager for a software manufacturing firm. The project you’ve just finished created a new software product that is expected to become a number-one seller. A friend of yours is a certified software instructor. They have asked you for a copy of the software prior to the beta release through the marketing department so they can get familiar with it. What is the most appropriate response?

A. Since your friend is certified to teach your company’s brand of software, provide them with a copy of the software.

B. Ask them to sign a nondisclosure agreement before releasing a copy of the software.

C. Decline the request since you stand to gain from this transaction by receiving free training.

D. Decline the request because the software is the intellectual property of the company.