Lesson 6: Legal, Ethical and Societal Issues in Media
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What does 'cut-paste' plagiarism involve?

  • Usage of metaphors without acknowledgment
  • Substitution of words
  • Manipulation of research materials
  • Copying and pasting without citation (correct)

    • What does 'fabrication' involve?

  • Substitution of your own words
  • Manipulation of research materials
  • Production of data or results and reporting them as true (correct)
  • Substitution of words

    • What is the privilege given by fair use?

  • Kidnapping intellectual property
  • Access to information essential for being functional citizens (correct)
  • Manipulating research materials
  • Usage of metaphors without acknowledgment

    • What does 'falsification' involve?

    <p>Modification of data to meet a certain result</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Latin origin of the word 'plagiarism'?

    <p>Kidnapper</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Defamation' involves:

    <p>Issuance of false statements causing harm to others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the terms used to describe the use of visual media?

    <p>Multimedia, hypermedia, and new media</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the passage describe the role of media nowadays?

    <p>Media acts as a watchdog to protect public interest against malpractice and create public awareness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the ways that social media has transformed politics according to the passage?

    <p>Social media has increased the speed of news, poll results, and rumors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What opportunity does the passage mention regarding direct interaction with politicians?

    <p>Voters or citizens can reach out to politicians for help or other concerns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What challenge does the passage mention regarding social media and politics?

    <p>Social media has challenged the power of politicians and elected officials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of copyright exclusivity?

    <p>To allow the copyright owner to control the usage of their work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the 'no formalities for establishment' principle in copyright?

    <p>Copyright ownership is automatically granted upon creation, without any formal registration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the principle of contractual freedom in copyright allow?

    <p>Copyright owners can set their own terms and conditions for reproduction of their work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of remuneration in the context of copyright?

    <p>Both economic compensation and moral acknowledgment of the copyright owner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the territoriality principle in copyright refer to?

    <p>The copyright owner's ability to define the geographical scope of their work's coverage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary right conferred by copyright enforcement?

    <p>The right to take legal action against unauthorized use of the copyrighted work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a type of Internet addiction?

    <p>Cyberbullying</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'flaming' refer to in the context of cyberbullying?

    <p>Sending angry, rude, and vulgar messages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a cybercrime?

    <p>Hacking</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'denigration' mean in the context of cyberbullying?

    <p>Sending or posting harmful, untrue statements about a person</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT listed as a type of cyberbullying in the text?

    <p>Cybersquatting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'outing and trickery' refer to in the context of cyberbullying?

    <p>Sending or posting material that contains sensitive information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between ethics and law?

    <p>Ethics are universally accepted rules, while law is specific to a certain territory or entity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of intellectual property (IP) rights?

    <p>All of the above.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a key principle of copyright law?

    <p>The creator must register their work with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to be protected by copyright.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are ethics and laws significant in the context of media and information literacy (MIL)?

    <p>All of the above.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a type of intellectual property right?

    <p>Royalty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the moral rights component of copyright law?

    <p>To ensure the creator's work is recognized as their original creation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Types of Plagiarism

    • Cut-paste: copying and pasting without citation
    • Word-switch: substitution of words
    • Style: substitution of one's own words and making alterations
    • Metaphor and idea: usage of metaphors and ideas of others without proper acknowledgment

    Fair Use

    • Fair use is a privilege allowing users to use copyrighted materials with prior permission or remuneration
    • Helps ensure access to essential information for functional and knowledgeable citizens

    Plagiarism, Fabrication, and Falsification

    • Plagiarism: intellectual theft, comes from the Latin word "plagiarus" meaning kidnapper
    • Fabrication: production of data or results and reporting them as true and correct
    • Falsification: manipulation of research materials or modification of data to meet a certain result

    Defamation

    • Issuance of false statements about another person or entity that causes harm

    Opportunities of Social Media

    • Acts as a watchdog to protect public interest against malpractice and create public awareness
    • Enhances freedom of expression and communication
    • Enables direct interaction with politicians and elected officials

    Challenges of Power

    • Exclusivity: owner's right to authorize or prohibit usage
    • No formalities for establishment: ownership starts from the time of creation
    • Contractual freedom: right to define terms and conditions of reproduction
    • Remuneration: provision of equitable remuneration through monetary payment and/or acknowledgment
    • Territoriality: power to decide on geographical scope and license of work
    • Enforcement: right to enforce rights against unauthorized use
    • Normally, the creator of an IP is the owner of its copyright
    • Exceptions: employment and commissioning
    • Employer owns the copyright if the IP is created by an employee pursuant to the terms of employment
    • Commissioner owns the copyright if the IP is commissioned by another person or group

    Five Types of Internet Addiction

    • Cyber sexual addiction or cyber porn
    • Cyber relationship addiction
    • Online gambling, auctions, or obsessive trading
    • Information overload
    • Computer addiction to game playing

    Cyberbullying

    • Intimidation, oppression, harassment, and discrimination done via ICT
    • Forms: flaming, harassment, cyberstalking, denigration, masquerade, outing and trickery, and exclusion

    Cybercrime

    • Illegal acts that happen within the internet, such as hacking, cybersex, child pornography, identity theft, online libel, illegal access to data, online piracy, cybersquatting, and other computer-related offenses
    • Law: a set of universally accepted rules, accepted and enforced within a certain territory or entity
    • Ethics: defines how individuals prefer to interact with one another, related to moral obligation of knowing what is right and wrong
    • Both are important aspects to sustain a stable and harmonious society, applicable to all walks of life and professions

    Intellectual Property

    • Anything that a person creates, designs, or invents, that can be treated as an asset or physical property
    • Includes copyright, trademark, and patent
    • Copyright: exclusive legal right of an IP owner to reproduce, sell, or distribute a material that he/she has created

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