You are a project manager for a software manufacturing firm. the project you just finished created a new software product that is expected to become a number-one seller. all prerelease of software is handled through the marketing department. a friend of yours, who is a certified software instructor, asks you for a copy of the software prior to the beta release so they can become familiar with it. what is the most appropriate response?

The most appropriate response is that your friend should contact the marketing department and let them know that he wants access to the beta release.

If you are not in charge of the marketing department, then, you should not, by all means, distribute the beta software to one your friends. This would be against the firm's policy, would probably cost you your job, and could even lead to legal liabilities.

The information channels and the firm's protocols should be respected by all employees, and they should not be breached because of nepotism, friends, or outside influences, because that would essentially be corruption.

answer; intellectual property protection;