Today is the UN International Anti-Corruption Day, an annual event that has been happening since 2003 in an attempt to shed light on corporate and government corruption in its many forms. The day is intended to raise awareness about corruption and also to highlight the role of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.… Continue Reading
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Friday Link Roundup: Corruption and Unethical Business
Corruption can be found in every area of society; from government, to corporations, to individuals. The core similarity that they all have is the willingness of those who participate to act unethically in order to profit unfairly at others’ expense.… Continue Reading
Only 5% say they will pay for online news
Since the advent of wide-spread broadband access, newspaper profits have been plummeting at unprecedented rates. What we are beginning to see now is that the online business models of many of these large media organisations are also unsustainable – forcing many of them to think of ways to further monetise their businesses.
District 9: Future ethics through alien eyes
Science fiction has always been a bastion for social commentary, and the latest cinematographic effort in the form of District 9 is no different. By planting the action in an accurate real-world setting, with believable motivations and agendas from all parties involved, the mirror is once more held up to our social conscience – and the result is anything but flattering.
Sinking of Pirate Bay and the future of file sharing
So anybody who has much of an internet presence has heard by now that The Pirate Bay has been shut-down for good by their ISP following further legal action and judgments in Swedish court. This whole episode brings to the forefront the need for further discussion about the ethics of file-sharing and even creative intellectual rights as a whole.