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Jared makes two copies of an antivirus software package he just bought and sells one of the copies to Joshua. In this scenario, Jared’s actions are considered _____. a. legal and ethical b. unethical, but legal c. ethical, but illegal d. illegal and unethical

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Answer: d) Illegal and unethical

Explanation: Illegal term is used for the something that is incorrect according to regulation.The legal factor is not present in this type of activity and thus it is judged by the regulations as unauthorized act and can be concluded as act of crime .

Unethical term defines that something is incorrect in a moral way and the person doing the unethical activity lacks the principles in his/her nature.

Jared is also performing illegal act by selling the piracy antivirus package of software .The act is unethical as well because Jared is lacking the basic morals e.g.-stealing is offensive and incorrect act.Thus the correct option is option(d).

Other options are incorrect because the act done by Jared is against the conduct which is not legal and ethics are moral features which is not present in Jared's act.

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