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I wonder how straightforward an ethical dilema it is. When signing a contract, are you ethically obligated to follow the terms of the contract, or are you merel

I wonder how straightforward an ethical dilema it is. When signing a contract, are you ethically obligated to follow the terms of the contract, or are you merely agreeing to something which can be enforced by the terms of the contract, including penalties and lawsuits. Most people do business in the latter way: a contract is only as good as the "teeth" that make it unprofitable to violate it.

tptacek 12y ago
You are ethically obligated to follow the terms of a contract that you carefully and deliberately sign. How could it be otherwise? Virtually nobody is in a position to casually and efficiently use the courts to enforce contract terms. A contract documents a promise. Promises must be kept.
chimeracoder 12y ago
> When signing a contract, are you ethically obligated to follow the terms of the contract, or are you merely agreeing to something which can be enforced by the terms of the contract, including penalties and lawsuits. Ethics have nothing to do with the likelihood of getting caught or any potential penalties after being caught. Some people do do business in that way, sure, but that doesn't change the ethics of those actions.