What role do principles and values play in understanding who owns the intellectual property that derives from the workplace?

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Watch the video, a brief clip from HBO’s award-winning series Mad Men, a fictional drama based upon the nascent advertising industry in 1960s New York. There are multiple contemporary workplace dynamics at play in this video segment from Mad Men. Don Draper, ad agency partner and protagonist in the series, is talking with Peggy about workplace relationships and intellectual property rights.

In your response, consider these prompts about workplace product: What role do principles and values play in understanding who owns the intellectual property that derives from the workplace? In terms of ethical issue intensity, how would you value intellectual property issues in the workplace from having a low intensity to high intensity? What role does opportunity play in supporting intellectual property rights and standards in the workplace, particularly as it relates to software and licenses? Share in whatever way you are comfortable your experience with intellectual property ownership or management in the workplace.