Systems Software, Inc. is introducing a new piece of sophisticated graphics software. A recently hired writer has been assigned to write the Getting Started manual for the product. Being a novice, the writer first pages through similar manuals written by other graphics software companies to get ideas about how to write the manual. In doing so, the writer has:

a. violated copyright law.
b. ignored an express warranty.
c. taken advantage of the fair-use concept.
d. done nothing ethically wrong.