Week Two Flashcards
Spamming
Sending unsolicited, undesired e-mail
Flaming
Hostile and insulting interaction between Internet users
Cyber-Bullying
The use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening manner
Libel
A WRITTEN false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation
Slander
A SPOKEN false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation
Censoring/filtering
Suppressing speech, public communication, or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or politically incorrect
Intellectual property
Creations of the mind
Piracy
Unauthorized use of reproduction of another’s work
Copyright
Exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell, or distribute the matter and form of something (as a literary, musical, or artistic work)
Software Licensing
Legally binding agreement that specifies the terms of use for an application