[gfodor]

You realize your argument can be extrapolated to most every field that relies upon the public trust. Those fields have gone on to create codes of ethics, licensing or accreditation processes, or even legal penalties for those who do not abide by the decided upon boundaries for ethical behavior.

Just because our field is too immature to have such things doesn't make it any less important to call a spade a spade. Not all wars can be fought nor won through competition in the marketplace, as you suggest.

[chegra]

Well go and create such legal counter measures. For now these guys are making money and I'm happy for them.

[gfodor]

Are you making an actual argument here? If so, what is it? It seems your argument is that one shouldn't be criticized on ethical grounds for legal activity, or that if something is legal and can be done to make money it should be praised regardless of the negative impact it can have on people's lives.

It's probably clear that I don't respect either of these opinions, so I hope that you're arguing some finer point here that I'm missing.

[WarDekar]

Is your argument that following the law = ethical conduct?

If so, how to do you reconcile differences between laws and cultures? Shouldn't ethical conduct be universal?

Certainly you must concede that there are unethical behaviors that are lawful?