Sure JJ, it's just not that cut and dried unfortunately. This ethics class is more along the lines of balancing the right to privacy with the right to access to information. Yes, copyright issues are part of it, and definitely need to be addressed. I'm with you on that part. But there's also "fair use", which allows for using material say for educational purposes or quoting someone for the purposes of writing a review. There are just so many 'grey' areas that will depend on the circumstances, and often there may not be a 'right' answer. I remember the ethics class I took in nursing school and disagreeing with the instructor on how someone should have behaved in a certain situation. Of course, back then, you weren't supposed to disagree with the instructor (mid 60s; Catholic nursing school; 'nuff said?) but then I always questioned and was always a rebel.