BADM215 WRITING ASSIGNMENT 01 Your assignment is to IRAC the following fact pattern. Copyright Infringement. Big Boy Enterprises, Ltd., develops and markets video entertainment systems, including the "Freedom" console and video game cartridges. Little Man, Inc., is an independent developer, manufacturer, and marketer of computer entertainment software, including game cartridges that are compatible with Freedom and other computer systems. Big Boy licenses its copyrighted computer code and its trademark to developers of Freedom-compatible games in competition with Big Boy Little Man chose not to purchase a license from Big Boy, however, but to reverse engineer Big Boy's games to discover the requirements of the code that would make Little Man's games compatible with Freedom. As part of the reverse engineering, Little Man transformed the machine-readable object code contained in Big Boy's game cartridges into human- readable source code using a process called "disassembly." At the end of the process, Little Man created a manual that incorporated the information it had discovered about the requirements for a Freedom-compatible game. The manual did not include any of Big Boy's code With the manual, Little Man created a new computer code; with this code, Little Man developed Freedom-compatible games. Big Boy sued Little Man, claiming, among other things, that Little Man's disassembly of its computer program constituted copyright infringement. Little Man contended that its disassembly of the code was a fair use. How should the court rule? Use the IRAC format to discuss fully You will need to read the IRAC INSTRUCTIONS and review the IRAC SAMPLE, which are located within the folder IRAC INFORMATION in the Course Documents, before you begin to IRAC the given question. What you will turn in is the full text of the question (FACTS), followed by each element of the IRAC format (Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion). See the basic example on the next page for the correct format. Do not deviate from this precise format. You may adjust the margins and the fonts when necessary. However, I would 'prefer' that your answers be in 12 point font or greater. When writing your responses use as many applicable 'key words' as possible. Make sure that you are using them correctly. Never take credit for work that is not yours. When in doubt, use quotation marks and tell where the information came from. You must be concise and do not exceed more than one page of written material. Make only one submission to Assignments for this assignment. Use your best writing skills, remember to spell check at least three times, and save, savo save that hard work that you have done. REMEMBER THE RULES Writing Assignments: All writing assignments must be turned in through Assignments in (1) Rich Text Format. If you do not submit it in Assignments and in Rich Text Format the assignment will receive a zero. (2) When saving any assignment, be sure your last name is the first word in the title of the document, followed by your first name, then followed by the name of the assignment. Example: if you are instructed to save a document as Assignment 01 and your name is John Doe - you will save the document as Doe John Assignment 01. I may take 10 points off each assignment that does not meet these requirements. (3) Do not submit the same assignment more than once. I will grade the first one I come to and delete the others. Remember all writing assignments must be turned in before 11:59 p.m. of the posted due date for the opportunity to earn full credit. Failing to have access to a computer, a program, or to Blackboard will not be accepted as an excuse for failing to tum in a writing assignment Finally, use the format provided below substituting your first and last name respectively for John Doe, your 12 character Course ID for BADM00000000, the name of the assignment given above for Assignment 00, the exercise number and type of case in your book for 0-0 TYPE OF CASE, and your work for the strings of zeros listed in the format. Remember to always frame your Issues in the form of question (1), your Conclusion in the form of a simple statement that answers that question, and put everything in Bold except for your original work 15 ASSIGNMENT 00 FACTS: 0-0 TYPE OF CASE 000000 Plaintiff Defendant ISSUE: 000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000 0000000000000 1000000002 000000000000000 RULE: --000000000000000000 000000000000000 000000000000000 10000 000 000000 APPLICATION: 0000000 00000 000000000 100000 0000 10000 CONCLUSION: 00000000 000000000 BADM215 WRITING ASSIGNMENT 01 Your assignment is to IRAC the following fact pattern. Copyright Infringement. Big Boy Enterprises, Ltd., develops and markets video entertainment systems, including the "Freedom" console and video game cartridges. Little Man, Inc., is an independent developer, manufacturer, and marketer of computer entertainment software, including game cartridges that are compatible with Freedom and other computer systems. Big Boy licenses its copyrighted computer code and its trademark to developers of Freedom-compatible games in competition with Big Boy Little Man chose not to purchase a license from Big Boy, however, but to reverse engineer Big Boy's games to discover the requirements of the code that would make Little Man's games compatible with Freedom. As part of the reverse engineering, Little Man transformed the machine-readable object code contained in Big Boy's game cartridges into human- readable source code using a process called "disassembly." At the end of the process, Little Man created a manual that incorporated the information it had discovered about the requirements for a Freedom-compatible game. The manual did not include any of Big Boy's code With the manual, Little Man created a new computer code; with this code, Little Man developed Freedom-compatible games. Big Boy sued Little Man, claiming, among other things, that Little Man's disassembly of its computer program constituted copyright infringement. Little Man contended that its disassembly of the code was a fair use. How should the court rule? Use the IRAC format to discuss fully You will need to read the IRAC INSTRUCTIONS and review the IRAC SAMPLE, which are located within the folder IRAC INFORMATION in the Course Documents, before you begin to IRAC the given question. What you will turn in is the full text of the question (FACTS), followed by each element of the IRAC format (Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion). See the basic example on the next page for the correct format. Do not deviate from this precise format. You may adjust the margins and the fonts when necessary. However, I would 'prefer' that your answers be in 12 point font or greater. When writing your responses use as many applicable 'key words' as possible. Make sure that you are using them correctly. Never take credit for work that is not yours. When in doubt, use quotation marks and tell where the information came from. You must be concise and do not exceed more than one page of written material. Make only one submission to Assignments for this assignment. Use your best writing skills, remember to spell check at least three times, and save, savo save that hard work that you have done. REMEMBER THE RULES Writing Assignments: All writing assignments must be turned in through Assignments in (1) Rich Text Format. If you do not submit it in Assignments and in Rich Text Format the assignment will receive a zero. (2) When saving any assignment, be sure your last name is the first word in the title of the document, followed by your first name, then followed by the name of the assignment. Example: if you are instructed to save a document as Assignment 01 and your name is John Doe - you will save the document as Doe John Assignment 01. I may take 10 points off each assignment that does not meet these requirements. (3) Do not submit the same assignment more than once. I will grade the first one I come to and delete the others. Remember all writing assignments must be turned in before 11:59 p.m. of the posted due date for the opportunity to earn full credit. Failing to have access to a computer, a program, or to Blackboard will not be accepted as an excuse for failing to tum in a writing assignment Finally, use the format provided below substituting your first and last name respectively for John Doe, your 12 character Course ID for BADM00000000, the name of the assignment given above for Assignment 00, the exercise number and type of case in your book for 0-0 TYPE OF CASE, and your work for the strings of zeros listed in the format. Remember to always frame your Issues in the form of question (1), your Conclusion in the form of a simple statement that answers that question, and put everything in Bold except for your original work 15 ASSIGNMENT 00 FACTS: 0-0 TYPE OF CASE 000000 Plaintiff Defendant ISSUE: 000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000 0000000000000 1000000002 000000000000000 RULE: --000000000000000000 000000000000000 000000000000000 10000 000 000000 APPLICATION: 0000000 00000 000000000 100000 0000 10000 CONCLUSION: 00000000 000000000