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[IP] more on "The Law is the Law" International Business Excuse





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From: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: September 12, 2005 8:57:54 PM EDT
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Ip Ip <ip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] "The Law is the Law" International Business Excuse


David Farber wrote:


From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@xxxxxxxxxx>



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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