more on "The Law is the Law" International Business Excuse

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman () meetinghouse net>
Date: September 12, 2005 8:57:54 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: Ip Ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] "The Law is the Law" International Business Excuse


David Farber wrote:


> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>


> At what point is simply saying "Well, we have to go along or we
> can't make a buck!" no longer an acceptable excuse?  History suggests
> that apart from the purely ethical concerns, firms that engage in
> this sort of rationalization may face significant exposure and
> liabilities down the line.

I think history might suggest the opposite.  An awful lot of leading  
German firms made poison gas and such during WWII, but they're still  
around today.  IBM sold computers to the old South African government  
to administer apartheid.

Miles



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