1. ELC 310
DAY 5
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2. Agenda Questions? Assignment 1 Corrected & feed back posted
2 A’s and 2 B’s
Assignment 2 is posted
Due September 28
Exam 1 on Sept 25
Chaps 1-5 of Strauss Text
10 Short Essays (2 per chapter)
You will have 70 minutes to complete exam
Open book, open notes
Quiz will be available from 1-5 Pm on September 25
Watch announcements for password
I will posting slides and discussion questions for Sep 28
You are responsible for Chap 6
You should be working on your eMarketing Plans
Due Oct 30, Presentations on Oct 30
Suggestions
Do an eMarketing plan for the Admissions office for your discipline
Discussion on Ethical and Legal Issues
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3. Assignment 1 recap S W O T Results generally good
I was looking for 4 things
A clearly articulated goal or objective
A properly prepared SWOT analysis
Strengths and weaknesses were internal
Opportunity and threats were external
A plan that that took in consideration the results of the SWOT analysis and met the goal and objective stated in part 1
Performance Metrics that allowed the student or an external entity to gauge the progress of the student as they implemented their plan to achieve their goal or objective.
Some general problems
Excessive wordiness—saying the same thing twice or many times
Less is more
Poorly organized (did not follow format)
Goal->SA(SWOT)->Strategy->Metrics
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4. E-Marketing 4/E Judy Strauss, Adel I. El-Ansary, and Raymond Frost
Chapter 5: Ethical and Legal Issues
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5. Chapter 5 Objectives After reading Chapter 5 you will be able to:
Compare and contrast ethics and law.
Discuss the implications of ethical codes and self-regulation.
Identify some of the main privacy concerns within traditional and digital contexts.
Explain some of the important copyright, patent, trademark, and data ownership issues related to the Internet.
Highlight key ethical and legal concerns related to online expression.
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6. Central/Eastern Europe 68% Latin America 66% European Union 36%
Piracy Rate by Region, 2006
North America 22%
Western Europe 34%
Asia Pacific 55%
Middle East/Africa 60%
Central/Eastern Europe 68%
Latin America 66%
European Union 36%
Worldwide 35%
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7. Software Piracy 40% of all software worldwide was pirated in 2001.
Piracy resulted in a US$10.7 billion loss for firms.
840,000 Internet sites sold counterfeited software.
Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Ukraine, and Russia have highest piracy rates. (~90%)
Microsoft believes that education is the best weapon against piracy. Do you agree?
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8. Ethics and Legal Issues
Ethics and law are closely related.
Ethics concerns the analysis of what is right and wrong and how we judge the differences.
Ethics is a collective (group)consensus about right and wrong
Modern technology presents a challenge to marketing ethics. Critical issues include:
Ownership of intellectual property
Freedom of expression
Use of data and its collection
Status of children (<18) and digital networks
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9. Overview of Ethics and Legal Issues
The values and practices of professionals,
The concerns and values of society as a whole,
Directed toward individual or group endeavors,
Important contributions to legal developments
= The experiences and practices of those who work in the field are helpful to those who are charged with regulation and legal decision-making.
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10. Overview of Ethics and Legal Issues
Law:
Also an expression of values,
Created for broader purposes = national or sometimes international populations,
It is a public endeavor = made by legislatures such as Congress or Parliament, enforced by executives or agencies, and interpreted by the courts,
Progress in the law can be slow, and particularly within the new context of digital communication.
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11. Ethics & Ethical Codes The study of ethics:
Central focus = analysis and description of basic concepts as what is right and wrong,
The examination of responsibilities, rights, and obligations,
Not limited to purely theoretical boundaries but study all levels of human interaction,
Important aspect: the study of professional activities,
Groups of individuals possessing special skills or knowledge have established codes and systems of fair practice,
E.g. The American Marketing Association’s (AMA) Code of Ethics = Professional codes provide members with guidelines which are specific to their pursuits.
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12. The Problem of Self-Regulation
What are the roles of formal laws vs. free operation of the market?
Supporters of self-regulation stress the private sector’s ability to identify and resolve problems.
Critics argue that incentives for self-regulation are insufficiently compelling and true deterrence will not be achieved.
The commercial internet evolved during the Clinton Administration which believed in self-regulation –This has not continued under the Bush Administration
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13. Privacy The concept of privacy has both ethical and legal aspects.
There is legal confusion regarding privacy.
No specific privacy provision within the U.S. Constitution.
Privacy has been addressed in the common law of the courts. (lawsuits-not arrests)
Within society, privacy interests compete with concerns for safety, economics, and need for association with others.
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14. 4 defined invasion of privacy violations
Unreasonable intrusion into seclusion of another
Unreasonable publicity of another's private life
The appropriation of another’s name or likeness
The publication of another’s personal information in a false light.
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15. Privacy Disagreement remains:
The seclusion theory = the ability to remain isolated from society.
This model encourages laws and ethical standards which are oriented toward maintaining personal distance and punishing those who cross the limits set by individuals.
The access-control:
Places its emphasis upon laws and standards which enable persons to reasonably regulate the information which they are giving up.
The autonomy model:
Define what constitutes private data = those which are necessary for a person to make life decisions.
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16. Privacy Within Digital Contexts
AMA Code of Ethics for Marketing on the Internet: “information collected from customers should be confidential and used only for expressed purposes.”
Online advertising firms such as DoubleClick, have traditionally recorded users’ clickstreams to form user profiles for marketing purposes.
Controversy arose in 2000 when DoubleClick acquired consumer names, addresses and buying histories and planned to combine the offline data with clickstream data.
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17. Privacy Within Digital Contexts, cont.
Data can be obtained through cookies.
Cookies are packets of data that are created and stored on the user’s hard drive in response to instructions received from a Web page.
Cookies allow marketers to pinpoint an individual’s online behavior.
>> 20 cookies from 4 domains
>> 21 cookies from 6 domains
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19. The Privacy Debate
Supporters of systems such as DoubleClick’s argue that users wish to receive the benefits of targeted advertisers.
Critics point out that most users do not understand how computers process data.
Preliminary terms of the FTC agreement include:
Obligation to provide notice of data collection.
Ban on combining existing data with personal information unless opt-in permission is obtained.
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20. The FTC and Privacy Norms
The FTC has identified the following norms for the ethical use of consumer information:
Notice
Consent
Access
Security
Enforcement
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21. Protection of Digital Property
The law protects intangible or intellectual property through 3 basic mechanisms.
Copyright
Patent law
Trademark
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22. Copyright
Copyright is the primary means of protecting most expression on the Internet.
Doctrine of Fair Use
Ability to copy protected material for education and news reporting.
Doctrine of First Sale
Limit the ability of copyright holder to obtain profit after the initial time at which the material is sold.
Other copyright protection under No Electronic Theft Act (NET) and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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23. Trademarks
Trademark law concerns the ownership of intellectual property that identifies goods or services.
Trademark law as been applied to the Internet naming system of domain names.
Similarities in names may result in trademark infringement claims.
Cybersquatting involves the registration of domains that resemble or duplicate existing ones.
owned by
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24. Patents
Applying patent law to computing is an uncertain but developing field.
Creators of software are attempting to make use of patent law protection.
Advocates argue that granting of patents for software will encourage innovation.
Critics argue that patents will have stifling and monopolistic effects.
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25. Licenses
Licenses are increasingly popular method of intellectual property protection.
Allow the buyer to use the product but restrict duplication or distribution.
Licenses may be two basic types
Shrinkwrap or break-the-seal licenses
Clickwrap licenses where the user is required to click a button to accept the terms
Legal trend favors enforcement of software licenses.
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26. Online Expression
Freedom of expression is protected by the First Amendment.
Internet technology has resulted in what many consider inappropriate or untargeted types of consumer contact.
Spam is the mass distribution of unsolicited electronic mail.
CAN-SPAM Act creates a framework for marketing.
Expression directed to children remains a highly visible issue within online law and ethics.
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27. Maine Spam law
The Maine legislature enacted a new “spam” law, 10 MRSA §1497 (the “Act”), which became effective on September 13, 2003
Requires Spam to adhere to certain restrictions
Must be labeled
Must have valid return address
Must have opt-out method
Question; Does the SPAM you received conform?
Source:
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28. Emerging Issues Online governance Jurisdiction
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was formed in 1998.
Jurisdiction
The ability of a court or other authority to gain control over a party.
Traditionally based on physical presence.
Treaties may provide for international resolution and enforcement.
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29. Emerging Issues, cont. Fraud
The use of deception and false claims to obtain profit.
Phishing
The Internet provides opportunities for novel deceptions.
Spoofing is the use of or Web sites to impersonate individuals or corporations.
The FTC, FBI, and state agencies have increased their efforts to track and prosecute fraudulent conduct.
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30. FBI Investigates Online Fraud
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31. Conclusion
Changes within the ethical and legal framework of networked communication are occurring at a fast pace.
Marketing professionals are:
Required to remain well-informed of regulations and accepted practices,
Called upon to contribute to the global dialogue about electronic spaces.
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32. Assignment 2
Prepare a two to three page paper (not less than 500 and not more than 1000 words) that answers the following questions.
What does digital privacy mean to you? (25%) Does your notion of digital privacy change when (40%)
a) you are at work? b) you are at school? c) you are at home? d) you are using a publicly accessible computer such as one at a library? Is your notion of digital privacy supported by Law? If so, which ones? (25%) What actions do you take to protect your digital privacy? (10%)
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