Jim and Eric work for Audio Visual Services (AVS) at Cramer University in Casper, Wyoming. For ‘‘expenses’’

of $5 and the provision of a blank tape, Jim and Eric used AVS facilities after hours to make tapes of Pearl Jam’s CD Vitology for 25 friends or friends of friends from school. When Mrs. Mullen, who is in charge of AVS, discovered this and confronted them, Jim, a classics major, defended their actions, telling her, ‘‘It’s de minimus . . . I mean, who cares?’’ Explain to Jim and Eric the legal and ethical ramifications of their actions.