Ethiopia’s coffee trademarking initiative and Starbucks’ refusal to acknowledge the country’s ownership of the names Sidamo and Harar stirred up both scholarly and jingoistic dialogue. So far, the taboo surrounding intellectual property as a matter of rights has been unveiled. This has left some corporations, such as Starbucks, shocked while the public, whose trust in Capitalism obstructed their views through Corporate Social Responsibility, is angered. The government in Ethiopia and Starbucks proved to be making a bad blend. Starbucks’ damage control measures have electrified the majority of consumers to campaign against unethical business practices. Critics of the government in Ethiopia, on the other hand, suspect that the project is the government’s plan to control the coffee industry. The confusion left some people disillusioned and cynical. Situations in Ethiopia substantiate the claim by those who are convinced that the government’s dictatorship, abusive practices, and widespread...