Jim and Eric work for Audio Visual Services (AVS) at Cramer University in Casper, Wyoming. For “expenses” of $5, Jim and Eric used AVS facilities after hours to burn discs of Pearl Jam’s CD Vitology for 25 friends or friends of friends from school. When Mrs. Mullen, who is in charge of AVS, discovered this and confronted them, Jim, a classics major, defended their actions, telling Chapter 10 Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet 237 her, “It’s de minimis… I mean, who cares?” Explain to Jim and Eric the legal and ethical ramifications of their actions.

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