Management and the Technology Professional – B302
Development of the Sony BMG music CD rootkit
Case study for coursework assignment
CASE STUDY QUESTION
This question
must be answered in your coursework submission.
- Imagine that you are the lead developer of the rootkit software at First4Internet Ltd, which was the British company that developed the rootkit software for Sony BMG Music Entertainment. What is the most compelling reason why you should not have developed the rootkit software?
OPTIONAL DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS
Optional questions that might be helpful in developing an answer for the case study question.
- Which professional codes of conduct might apply to the lead developer at First4Internet Ltd?
- Which UK legislation might apply to the company directors at First4Internet Ltd?
- Which personal ethics principles might apply to the developers and directors at First4Internet Ltd?
- What were the business objectives for Sony BMG Music Entertainment to use the rootkit software?
- What were the consequences of the rootkit software being put into the public domain by Sony BMG Music Entertainment?
CASE STUDY SOURCE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
