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legal field that relates to legal regulation of the telecommunications industry, information technology, broadcasting, advertising, the entertainment industry, censorship, and the internet and online services among others (Media Law – HG.org, 2017).
Media Law
• Copyright and Related Rights;
• Trademarks and Service Marks
• Geographic Indications
• Industrial Designs
• Patents
• Layout-Designs (Topographies) or Integrated Circuits • Protection of Undisclosed Information (n. TRIPS).
Intellectual Property
a form of intellectual property which protects the rights of authors and creators of artistic works.
Copyright
Copyright also provides two types of rights
Economic rights
Moral Rights
refers to any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work (Standford University Libraries, 2017).
fair use
fair use is often classified into two categories:
- Commentary and Criticism
- Parody
is short for Internet etiquette or network etiquette. Simply put, this term refers to the use of good manners in online communication
Netiquette
the economic, educational, and social inequalities between those who have computers and online access and those who do not (MerriamWebster, 2017).
digital divide
is bullying that takes place using electronic technology such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites (StopBullying.gov, 2017).
Cyberbullying
it is the information-carrying capacity of the wires and channels that connect everyone in cyberspace.
bandwidth
refers to the behavior in which people express a strongly held opinion without holding back their emotion
flaming
MMORPG:
Massive Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game
