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- 2. A Definition • Ethics:The discipline dealing with what is good or bad and with moral duty and obligation. – Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11 th edition
- 3. A Question of Ethics • You see a dog sitting on the side of a major highway. What do you do?
- 4. Definition II • InformationEthics: The branch of ethics that focuses on the relationship between the creation, organization, dissemination, and use of information, and the ethical and moral codes governing human conduct in society. » -- Dictionary for Library and Information Science » Joan M. Reitz 2004
- 5. Two Major Themes •Plagiarism • Copyright
- 6. Other Topics (notcovered here) • Censorship • Privacy • Children’s access to the Internet/Filtering • Search Engine ranking • Advertising vs. Information • Spam & phishing
- 7. Plagiarism Defined • “Copying or closely imitating the work of another writer, composer, etc., without permission and with the intention of passing the results off as original work.” --Dictionary for Library and Information Science, Joan M. Reitz, ©2004
- 8. STCC’s Plagiarism Policy (from the Student Handbook) http://www.stcc.edu/handbook/conductcode.asp
- 9. Plagiarism and TheDigital Age • Cutting and pasting from one electronic source to another without attribution • Downloading papers from online paper repositories (“paper mills”)
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- 11. Copyright • A grantof exclusive rights over the writings of an “author,” including music, literature, drama, and other intellectual works. • Only the copyright holder may authorize reproduction of copyrighted works.
- 12. Copyright con’t. • Copyrightderives from the Constitution To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries; Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 - U.S. Constitution
- 13. Original Term ofCopyright 14 years
- 14. Current Term ofCopyright 95 years (give or take)
- 15. Why Has Copyright BeenLengthened?
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- 17. Other Copyright Battles • Lego Bionicles • George Harrison • Mike Tyson’s Tattoo • Purple Dinosaur Costumes For more information, see http://www.benedict.com
- 18. Fair Use Exemption •You can use a copyrighted work on a limited basis according to “Fair Use.” • Fair use allows you to quote passages from a book or other work in your paper. • But there are still limits!
- 19. Factors in DeterminingFair Use • Financial effect • Amount of original work used • Whether new work is intended for commercial purposes • How derivative is the new work?
- 20. Other Exceptions • Parody • Academic Use • Public Domain • Doctrine of First Sale
- 21. Intellectual Property • Definition: “Tangibleproducts of the human mind and intelligence entitled to the legal status of personal property, especially works protected by copyright, inventions that have been patented, and registered trademarks.” --Dictionary for library and information science. Joan M. Reitz, 2004.
- 22. Examples of I.P. •The Beatles “White Album” • “Scarface” • “Happy Birthday to You”
- 23. Is there anothername for these things? How about. . . . Culture!!!!!
- 24. Examples of WesternCulture •The Beatles “White Album” •“Scarface” •“Happy Birthday to You”
- 25. Questions but noanswers Are I.P. and Culture synonymous? Can Culture be copyrighted? Is Copyright too restrictive? Can Copyright limit or suppress new forms of art and culture?
- 26. Mashup • A songin which the vocal from one source is laid over the music of another.
- 27. Current Example An authorized legitimate mashup record
- 28. Example of anunauthorized mashup record DJ DangerMouse: The Grey Album
- 29. Who owns thecopyright? • EMI: Owns rights to “The White Album” • Sony: Owns rights to Lennon/McCartney catalog • Def Jam(?) owns the rights to Jay Z’s “The Black Album” • Whoever owns the rights to Jay Z’s songs • DJ Dangermouse
- 30. Is this okay? Pleasediscuss.
- 31. Is it everOK to violate copyright?
- 32. Review: Copyright Exceptions •Financialeffect •Amount of original work used •Whether new work is intended for commercial purposes •How derivative is the new work?
- 33. Quote • “The copyrightsystem has been extended, twisted, supplemented, and corrupted to such an extent that the oligarchs have locked up content in most forms for what seems like forever. “ • --Siva Vaidhyanathan, The Anarchist in the Library