Although Body Count have just won their first Grammy, Ice-T has already taken home a trophy. Back in 1991, he won Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for his feature on Quincy Jones. 'Cop Killer' was apparently removed from later versions of BODY COUNT's self-titled album at Ice-T's request after shareholders in Warner Brothers, which released the record, threatened to pull out of the company. The members of BODY COUNT were even threatened with arrest if they played the song live.
1.0 Case Study Summary
Ice-T(Tracy Morrow) a black rap artist signed under the Time Warner label, released an album called “Body Count” in 1992 that contained a controversial song, 'Cop Killer”. The lyrics included, 'I've got my twelve-gauge sawed-off…I’m about to dust some crops off…die, pig, die.”
The American society hold fidel on immoral against theft,rape enslavement, murder, child abuse, assault, slander, fraud, law-breaking and so on. Time warner record label release of an album titled, ”Cop Killer”by Ice-T was a total claim of immorality by the society.
According to ethical standard, it is two way thing, stakeholders of Time Warner record saw the song as harmful, while they saw as being ethical to their made of cooperate managerial style. Due to pressure of the society and realization of their business being on stake. They have to restrategize and thought of how to be socially corporate responsible to suit the stakeholders, so that its good market share would b continual.
As matters of fact, most other CEO, were in support of the Time Warner while some are not in support by the end of the day, they had to bend the society clamoring because of the manufacturer customer relationship. Cause and expression of fidelity or morality, Ice-T Co starred on the MBC television services law and order.
Special victims unit as detective ordain “in tutuola, partner of Richard Beezers and detective John Munch. It was to show how responsible Ice-T was with due to due to pressure from protested society.
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1. Question And Answer
1) Was Ice-T’s song an exercise of free speech or sensationalism for profit?
Ice-T’s songs was an expression of free speech, because Roger Salquist the ceo of Calgene, line and who went on to be a controversial technology liaison at Il Devis Noted, “I am enlarged. I think the concept of free speech has been perverted it is anti America, it is anti humanity, and there is no excuse for it.
Effects behind these answers is as follows, there is follow; There is freedom of speech, freedom of expression, building the spirit of consistent, and finally means of increasing sales.
2) Would you have taken Levin’s position?
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Yes, I would take Levis position, because he responded that the album would be pulled. He defended it as depicting the despair anger that hang in the air of every American inner city, not advocating attacks on police.
Effects; is as follows, not retreating from the case of threat, financial interest, try to support the firm resources, proving to be legal.
3) Evaluate the First Amendment argument.
Evaluation of the first amendment argument, by August 1992, protest against the song had grown, and sales suffered. Ice-T, made decision himself to withdraw “Cop Killer” from the body count album. Time Warner asked music stores to exchange the body count album (CD’s) for one without “Cop Killer”. Some store owners refuse by saying there is much worse records.
4) Would shareholder objection influence your response to such a controversy?
I’m supporting the question because the protest continued after the meeting, Pincidel, Pias Municipal Pension fund decided to sell 1.6mil USD in Time Warner holding to protest the Ice-T songs. Said Hottis J, Campion a police officer and member of the city board of pension, and retirement, “It is fine that somebody would express their opinions, but we do not have to support it.
Effect: Withdrawal of their capital refrains from proper decision making, it will reduce the sales of business, and there is lack of face value in the society.
2. Compare And Contrast
What are the values in conflict in this case? Why are some CEOs so opposed to Time Warner releasing the CD, and why do some see the controversy as an opportunity? How does Michael Novak’s point about a company contributing to the moral ecology relate to this case study?
The value in conflict in this case;
a)Moral leadership
b)Business ethics, censorship, moral responsibility, profit maximization and human right.
Why some (CEO’s) are so opposed to Time Warner are releasing the CD’s, and why do some see the controversy as an opportunity?
Some (CEO’s) opposed Time Warner releasing the CD’s, because they felt that the song by Ice- T is immoral and unethical for a company like Time Warner. Because what people in society here might affect their perception and philosophy.
The reasons is as a matter of fact, most other CEO’s were in support of Time Warner, while some are not in support, so by the end of the day they hard to bend to the society clamoring because of the manufacturer – customer fidelity or morality, Ice-T starred on the special victims unit as detective odofin “Tim Tutorla, Partner of Richard Belzers character, Detective John Munich. Although, it was to show how responsible Ice-T was with time due to pressure from the protested society.”
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Ice T, the Body Count Album, and Shareholder Uprising
Ice T (Tracy Morrow), is a black rap artist signed under the Time Warner Lebel, released an album called in 1992 contained controfersial song, “Cop Killer.” The lyrich included,”I’ve got my twelve-gauge sawed-off….I’m ‘both to dust some cops off….die, pig, die.” The song set off a storm of protest,from law envorcement groups, Charlton Heston as police spokemam denounced Time Warner Executive because the album is a unethict song. One police officer said the company had “loss its moral compass, or never had it”. One shareholder claimed that Time Warner was always “pushing and evelope” with its artis, like Madonna with her sex book and much another kind of film was production, critized the religious, amoral, and much of other.
Much of group ask for album to be pull, bt the Levin Responden said that would’t be pulled because the Time Warner would sponsor a TV forum for artists,low enforcement officials, and others to discuss such topics as racism and free speech and Time Warner will increase dividents. Why can be like this? Ethict was change by money.
In other case, David Geffen as chairman of Geffen Record ever refused to release Geto boys because the lyrick too, and Jerry Greenfield, cofounder of Ben & Jerry Homemade, Inc. , responded that “songs like ‘Cop Killer’ are’t constructive, but we as a society need to look at what we have created. I dont condone cop killing. But to rich more just and equitable society every one’s voice must be heard.”
In August 2002, protest against cames, the song had grown and sales suffered. Ice-T made the decision him self to withdraw “Cop Killer” from the body count album, but some store owners refused, saying there was muchworse recourds. Oh my god!!! Why they don’t care with ethic, it is bad learned,. By February 1993, Time Warner and Ice-T agreed that Ice T would leave the Time Warner label because of “Creative Differences.”. But in an ironic twist, Ice T is now a co-star on the NBC television series law and order: special victims unit as detective Odafin “Fin”Tutuola, partner of Richard Belzer’s character, Detective jhon Munch. In 2004, Ice T introduced his own line of clothing, trend among rap music stars. He had been on a six tear hiatur from music because of the death of two his group members. Beatmaster V Mooseman, them are drummer and bass playyer.
Followong the Ice T issues, Time Warner’s board undertook a strategy of steering the company into more family-oriented intertainment.it began its transision with the 1993release of such movies as Dennis of Menace, Free Willy and The Secret Garden.
But after all event in anytime, the rap music grew in popularity for about 12 years, but from 2005 to 2006 dropped 21% in sales. In 2006, no rap album made in intothe top ten albums for the year. Rap is back toits level of decade ago, which is abouth 10% of total sales in the record industry. Abouth 50%of Americans believe that Rap/hip-hop is a negative influence in society.some retail chains, including Wal-Mart, have refuse even during the upswing in popularity of rap/hiphop to carry the gangsta rap albums, and some radio stations have declined to play the songs. the liric is bad lirics. We must remember that the music is so influance to our behaviour, our ethic. More importand for the next generation, for our children, now they can’t to differentiate the right think and the wrong think, so we must to filter every kind that will demage they growth of mind set.