LEGAL, ETHICAL AND SOCIETAL ISSUES IN MEDIA AND INFORMATION Flashcards
to steal and pass of ideas of others as one’s own without crediting the source
to “plagiarize”
literary theft; to present as new an idea from an existing source
to “plagiarize”
uneven distribution to the access to, use of, or impact information and communication tragedies (ICT) between any number of distinct groups
Digital Divide
CREATION OF THE
MIND, SUCH AS INVENTIONS, LITERARY AND ARTISTIC WORKS,
DESIGNS AND SYMBOLS, NAMES, AND
IMAGES USED IN COMMERCE.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)
Types of intellectual property
COPYRIGHT
PATENT
TRADEMARK
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION
AND APPELLATION OF ORIGIN
Legal terms used to describe the rights
that creators have over their literary and
artistic works.
COPYRIGHT
coverage is Books, music, paintings, etc.
COPYRIGHT
Mainly protection of one’s expressions, tangible and concrete
COPYRIGHT
coverage expressions in copyright
Literary works
Computer programs, databases
Films, musical composition and choreographies
Artistic works
Architecture
Advertisements, maps, and technical drawings
a license or government
authority over an invention the owner
has legal rights to for a set period.
PATENT
its coverage is exclusive rights granted for an invention
PATENT
any kind of slogan, wording, or logo that represents a brand.
TRADEMARK
its coverage are products sold or services offered by a business entity
TRADEMARK
Constitutes the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an article/ object
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
its coverage is the design of an object
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Sign used on goods that have
specific geographical origin and
possess qualities
GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION
AND APPELLATION OF ORIGIN
its coverage is the name of the place of origin of the products/ goods
AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE AND ESTABLISHING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE, PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
RA 8293: The Intellectual Property Law of the Phillipines
allow right owners to derive financial reward from the use of their works by others; profit based
Economic rights
allow authors and creators to take certain actions to preserve and protect their link with their work; integrity based
Moral Rights
Allows limited use of other people’s intellectual property without taking ownership over it
fair use
copyright protected works (eligible for copyright protection)
literary works
musical works
dramatic works
pantomimes and choreographic works
pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works
motion pictures and other audio-visual works
sound recordings
architectural works
not copyright protected works
facts
ideas from other people’s works
single words or short phrases
copies you make of other people’s works
works that are not in a tangible form of expression (ex. unwritten speech, unreleased song)
In the concept of fair use…
Small portion of original material is used
Commercial value of the original work is not diminished.
New work is critiques, satire, education.
Benefit to user is predominantly other than commercial
New work is predominantly original product of a user
act that protects the intellectual property of people through the establishment of the IP Code and IP Office
RA 8293
Non-profit organization that enables sharing and use of creativity and knowledge trough free legal tools
Creative Commons
provides a simple way to give the public permission to share and use creative works; work alongside copyright
Creative Commons
conflicts due to people attacking each other within the cyberspace/digital world
Flame war (people: flame warriors)
to prevent flame war, we must be aware by preventions…
“Responsible netizenship”
“core rules of netiquette”
“stealing or borrowing”
TEN CORE RULES OF NETIQUETTE
- Remember the human.
- Adhere to the same standard of behavior online that you would follow in real life.
- Know where you are in cyberspace.
- Respect other people’s time and bandwidth.
- Make yourself look good
- Share expert knowledge
- Help keep flame wars under control
- Respect other people’s privacy
- Don’t abuse your power
- Be forgiving of other people’s mistakes
TEN CORE RULES OF NETIQUETTE
- Remember the human.
- Adhere to the same standard of behavior online that you would follow in real life.
- Know where you are in cyberspace.
- Respect other people’s time and bandwidth.
- Make yourself look good
- Share expert knowledge
- Help keep flame wars under control
- Respect other people’s privacy
- Don’t abuse your power
- Be forgiving of other people’s mistakes
CATEGORY OF PLAGIARISM
SOURCES CITED
SOURCES NOT CITED
form of bullying or harassment using electronic means; punishable by law
Cyberbullying
UNDER SOURCES NOT CITED
The Ghost Writer The Photocopy The Potluck Paper The Labor Laziness The Self-Stealer
UNDER SOURCE CITED
The Forgotten Footnote Misinformer The Too-perfect Paraphrase The Resourceful Citer The Perfect Crime
everything is copied from others work.
the ghost writer
past works are incorporated in the new one.
The self-stealer
different sources are used, and the sentences are changed to fit together while the original words are kept.
The Potluck Paper
certain important parts of the otherТs works are copied from one source without alterations.
The Photocopy
the writer rephrased the sentences from different works and fit them together.
The Labor Laziness
difference of potluck paper to labor laziness
potluck paper - short written texts, essays
labor laziness -formal, long texts, researches
the writer cites all the sources, but everything is taken from other sources and are just paraphrased, nothing is original.
The Resourceful Citer
copied text are not put in quotations.
The Too-perfect Paraphrase
location of the source is stated incorrectly.
Misinformer
some information are given sources, and those that are not given sources are paraphrased and passed off as the writers work.
The Perfect Crime
author is stated as the source, but the writer disregarded the locations of the source in attempt to hide the plagiarism.
The Forgotten Footnote
