Lesson 6: LEGAL, ETHICAL AND SOCIETAL ISSUES IN MEDIA AND INFORMATION Flashcards
Ability to find, access, use, and create information effectively; engage with other users and with content in an active, critical, sensitive and ethical manner; and navigate the online and ICT
environment safely and responsibly, being aware of one’s own rights
Digital Citizen
Refers to the “creations of the mind such as inventions, literary and artistic works, designs, symbols, names, and images used in commerce”.
Intellectual Property
Types of Intellectual Property:
- Copyright
- Patent
- Trademark
- Industrial Design
- Geographical Indictions and Appelations of Origin
A legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works and gives the creator the sole right to publish and sell that work
Copyright ©
- Protects the form of material expression and
is only available for works that are fixed in tangible form. - Not mandatory but recommended.
Copyright ©
An act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization; the representation of that author’s work as one’s own, as by not crediting the original author
Plagiarism
A legal principle stating that one can use a copyrighted work without a license for the following purposes: commentary,
criticism, reporting, research, and teaching.
Fair Use
spectrum of rights:
Copyright, Creative Commons, Public Domain
Re-use requires the permission from the copyright owner.
Copyright - All RIghts Reserved
Re-use is permitted without permission under the specifications shared in the license.
Creative Commons - Some Rights Reserved
Media may be used without permission.
Public Domain - No Rights Reserved
Exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a
product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.
Patent
- Provides the right to consent on the invention or a way for others to use it (functional use).
- Technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public.
Patent
Distinguished sign of goods or services that identifies
and differentiates from one enterprise to another; a signature mark
Trademark ®
Trademark symbol: ®
Registered trademark
TRADEMARK SYMBOLS:
TM
Unregistered trademark
TRADEMARK SYMBOLS:
SM
Unregistered service trademark
Protects only the appearance or aesthetic features of a product such as shape, surface, patterns, lines, or color.
Industrial Design