One week after Watson was terminated, Jabil received a phone call from the human resources department at Tech Data seeking to obtain a reference for Watson. Fitch, the human resources manager for Jabil answered the standard questions, but when asked if she would rehire Watson, she made the following comment. “Off the record, Watson was terminated for theft. I would not re-hire him because he is lazy and may have been involved with drugs too.”
Fitch rationalized the part about theft since Watson stole time from the company and made up the part about drugs because she did not want Watson to get the job. Tech Data did not hire Watson.
- Did Fitch commit any torts? Explain.
Scenario 2: Intellectual Property
A new position in advertising was created for Vicki Talley, the niece of Jabil’s CEO. Talley was a senior at Southeast University, majoring in marketing. Talley was in charge of revitalizing the company’s website. Talley copied images from various websites and pasted them into Jabil’s site. Delores Banks was a full time law student who worked as an intern for Jabil. After reviewing the new website, Banks explained to Talley that using images and text without permission violates intellectual property laws. Talley explained that she could use the images because everything on the Internet is free for people to use. Talley also suggested that Banks needed to read about the fair use doctrine that was covered in her business law class.
- Did Talley violate intellectual property laws?
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