Part 1 Societal Issues PDF

 Motivation Give a scenario where your intentions are good but your actions are bad. Example: Robinhood  Lesson 6 Legal, Ethical and Societal Issues in Media and Information Part 1 Ethical vs. Legal Legal Consist of law and law is a set of universall...

 Motivation Give a scenario where your intentions are good but your actions are bad. Example: Robinhood  Lesson 6 Legal, Ethical and Societal Issues in Media and Information Part 1 Ethical vs. Legal Legal Consist of law and law is a set of universally accepted rules, accepted and enforced within a ecrtain territory or entity Ethical Derived from the Latin word ethikos meaning “character,” defines how individuals prefer to interact with one another. It is related to the moral obligation of knowing what is right and wrong. Unlike with laws, people cannot be compelled to follow or to subscribed to all ethical behaviors, hence cannot be enforced. Example: A journalist wants to expose a corrupt politician by getting the latter’s bank transaction record as a proof. The says that what the journalist about to do is theft and is subject to sanction, but revealing corruption for the benefit of the  Why are ethics and laws significant in the context of MIL? Issues on Intellectual Property  Intellectual Property Anything that a person creates, design, or invents that can be treated as an asset or physical property is her/his intellectual property (IP). IP is any “creation of the mind.” The drawings, essays, and poems you do as academic requirements are just some of your intellectual properties.  IPs are protected by law. IP rights are protected by Republic Act 8293, or the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. owners are covered by one or more rights: Copyright Trademark Patent Copyrig ht It is the exclusive legal right of an IP owner to reproduce, sell, or distribute a material that she/he created. Not only can an IP owner manufacture or sell copies of his/her material, he/she can also prevent others from doing the Scope same.of copyright can be subdivided into two:  Economic right- the privilege of a copyright owner to sell or gain financial benefit from his/her IP.  Moral right- the owner’s entitlement that the IP is her own original work and none could Key principles that form the foundation of copyright. 1.Exclusivity  If a third party wants to use the copyrighted work, the owner has the right to decide whether he/she would authorize or prohibit the usage. 2. No formalities for establishment  the ownership of copyright starts from the time of creation and does not require any 3. Contractual Freedom  righteous holders can define their own terms and conditions in cases of reproduction. 4. Remuneration  any person who aims to use a copyrighted work of another must provide equitable remuneration through monetary payment and/or 5. Territoriality  the author has the power to decide regarding the covered geographical scope and license of his/her work. 6. Enforcement  the holder can enforce his/her right against unauthorized use of his/her work. Employ Employ ee er Copyright Owner  © This symbol simply notify that his/her work is copyrighted, thereby warning a third party from infringement. IP is covered by copyright during the lifetime of the IP owner and 50 years after his/her death. Public Domain Refers to works that are not covered by IP rights, due to expiration or forfeiture of rights. Using public domain does not require asking for copyright permission. © NAME IT! Trademark a name, word, slogan, symbol, among others, that identifies a product or organization. ™ Trademark ® Registered Trademark Registered trademark Patent It is a government license given to industrial processes and inventions that gives its creator an exclusive right to use, sell, or manufacture the said IPs. The Term of a patent lasts 20 years from the filing date of registration. To be patentable your invention must be: New Inventive step Industrially applicable An invention is not patentable if it is: Discovery Scientific theory or Mathemathical method Scheme or method performing a mental act, playing games or doing bussiness Infringement Violation or infringement of IP rights is subjected to sanctions around the world. In the Philippines, IP are protected by RA 8293, or the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines.  The unholy trinity of information deceit  Plagiarism  Fabrication  Falsification Plagiarism It is the act of stealing a person’s work and presenting them as your own. It comes from the Latin word plagiarus which means “kidnapper,” thus used nowadays in the sense of “intellectual theft”  Fabrication Is the production of data or result and reporting them as true and correct, or simply invention of data. Falsification Is the manipulation of research materials, or the modification and/or omission of data in an information to meet a certain result.