MIL: Using Media and the Internet for Self-Expression Flashcards
When students use the internet, they leave behind a digital trail of what they do and where they go to in search of information which creates a digital imprint of their virtual life.
This enables some other online users, including strangers, to identify them through their online behavior.
What do you call these?
Digital footprint
ONLINE ACTIVITIES
-Writing emails to friends, family members, relatives, colleagues, or sometimes to strangers
-Taking pictures of ourselves (selfies) and groups (groupies/groufies), and posting them in social media.
-Taking pictures of food that we are about to eat and other things and events in our lives that we feel we can share.
-Sharing and reposting messages, articles, photos, and videos
For those who do not have access to the internet, access to all kinds of information is also very easy to have. However, access doesn’t automatically entail freedom grabbing and using the creations of others and passing them off as your own.
PLAGIARISM
the end of the copyright period for a work, at which the public may begin to access it for free.
These materials have to be checked if they are owned by someone before using it for several purposes. Usually, works in the public domain are classic work of art such as novels or certain songs.
PUBLIC DOMAIN
a set of rights granted to the author or creator of a work, to restrict others’ ability to copy, redistribute, and reshape the content.
Before using anything, make sure that you are respecting the copyright owner of the creative work.
Before using anything, make sure that you are respecting the copyright owner of the creative work.
COPYRIGHT
percentage of the revenue from the sale of a book, performance, or a theatrical work, use of a patented invention or of land, etc., paid to the author, inventor, or proprietor.
ROYALTIES
a legal doctrine that portions of copyrighted materials may be used without permission of the copyright owner provided the use is fair and reasonable, does not substantially impair the value of the materials, and does not curtail the profits reasonably expected by the owner.
FAIR USE PRINCIPLE
the development and use of computer software to be used by all.
software developers are even encouraged to create better versions or create their own versions of such software.
FREE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
It develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.”
CREATIVE COMMONS
No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people to peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.
ARTICLE III – Bill of Rights
Sec. IV. (FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION)
The right of the people to information on matters of public concerns shall be recognized.
Access to official records, and to documents and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy development, shall be afforded the citizen, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE III – Bill of Rights
Sec. VIII. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines defines libel as “a public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status, or circumstance tending to cause the dishonor, discredit, or contempt of a natural or juridical person, or to blacken the memory of one who is dead.”
LIBEL LAW
(INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE)
IP Code is the overall law protecting copyrights and all kinds of intellectual property creations including patents and trademarks.
(Republic Act no. 8293)
(E-COMMERCE LAW)
Electronic Commerce act of 2000 protects mostly financial and commercial transactions online.
However, it also covers hacking and illegal downloading of copyrighted materials.
(Republic Act No. 8792)
(OPTICAL MEDIA ACT)
The Optical Media Act of 2003 wanted to ensure the protection of specific media products subjected to illegal duplication or piracy. The pirated DVDs and CD raids you see on TV is usually spearheaded by the government office running this law.
(Republic Act No. 9239)
