Ethics Self Imposed Right and Wrong Behavior Described as:
Three Categories of Ethics Individual Professional Social
Laws&Ethics Are NOT the SameThing
Laws are established to protect software developers and users.
Ethics are based on Principles and Values. There is no punishment.
Copyright Described as the rights possessed by the author of a work.
DMCA Digital Millennium Copyright Act Passed in 2000
Any software or data created with a computer is owned by its creator.
“Work Made For Hire” This allows a company to hire someone to develop a program and the company still owns the copyright.
It is okay to copy software ONLY with the authors explicit permission.
License Agreements Contracts between buyer and the copyright owner.
Site Licenses Are Issued To: Schools Companies Government
Virtually all commercially marketed software is copyrighted.
When you buy software, you are buying permission to use the software.
Software Licenses There are four kinds: Public Domain License Public Domain License Freeware Freeware Shareware Shareware Commercial Software Commercial Software
Most License Agreements State That: YOU must operate and install it. YOU must operate and install it. You can make one back up disc. You can make one back up disc. If you give software to someone you lose the rights to that software. If you give software to someone you lose the rights to that software. You may not modify the software in any way. You may not modify the software in any way. Software is not represented as fit for any use. Software is not represented as fit for any use.
$39 Billion Per Year!! Piracy???
DMCA has “fair use” provisions that let you purchase or quote portions of someone else’s work, provided that you give proper credit to the author.
Inappropriate uses” Spamming Spamming Flaming Flaming Trolling Trolling
Own Code of Ethics Many businesses and professional organizations have developed their own code of ethics.
Ethics Websites html 10.html 10.html 10.html Can you find one?
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