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Legal, Ethical, and Societal Issues in Media and Information Republic Act No. 10175 Or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 Is a law in the Philippines approved on September 12, 2012, which aims to address legal issues concerning online interactions and the internet. Among the Cybercrime offences i...

Legal, Ethical, and Societal Issues in Media and Information Republic Act No. 10175 Or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 Is a law in the Philippines approved on September 12, 2012, which aims to address legal issues concerning online interactions and the internet. Among the Cybercrime offences included in the bill are cybersquatting, cybersex, child phonography, identity theft, illegal access to data and libel Cyber means relating to, or involving computers or computer networks (such as internet) Cyberspace - refers to the virtual computer world, and more specifically, is an electronic medium used to form a global computer network to facilitate online communication Cybercrime - refers to the criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the internet Cyberbullying is the use of electronic communication to bully a person typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature Hacking are those individuals who engage in computer hacking activities are typically referred to as “ hackers” Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and, indirectly, money) , often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Illegal downloading - refers to obtaining files that you do not have the right to use from the internet. Digital Piracy - the practice of illegally copying and selling digital music, video, computer software, etc. Identity Theft – is the deliberate use of someone else’s identity, usually as a method to gain a financial advantage or obtain credit and other benefits in the other person’s name, perhaps to the other person’s disadvantage or loss Cybersex- also called computer sex, internet sex and netsex. It is a virtual sex encounter in which two or more people (connected remotely via internet) send each other sexually explicit contents or sexually explicit acts.  Child Pornography – is a form of child sexual exploitation Cybersquatting- is registering, trafficking in, or using an internet domain name with bad faith intent to profit from goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else. Cybersquatting- offers to sell the domain to the person or company who owns a trademark contained within the name at an inflated price. Copyright that gives the creator of a literary, artistic, musical, or other creative work to sole right to publish and sell the work. Copyright owners have the right to control the reproduction of their work, including the right to receive payment for that reproduction. Copyright owners have the right to control the reproduction of their work, including the right to receive payment for that reproduction. Violation of a copyright is called Infringement Plagiarism – an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization; the representation of the author’s work as one’s own, by not crediting the original author Fair use - is a legal concept that allows the reproduction of copyrighted material for certain purposes without obtaining permission and without paying a fee. Purposes permitting the application of fair use generally include review, news reporting, teaching, or scholarly research. Fair use means you can use copyrighted material without a license only for certain purposes. These includes Commentary Criticism Reporting Research Teaching Computer Addiction- the excessive use of computers to the extent that the interferes with daily life. This excessive use may interfere with work or sleep, result in problems with social interaction, or affect mood, relationships and thought processes. Digital Divide – an economic inequality between groups in terms of access to , use of, or knowledge of ICT. Virtual Self – the persona you create about yourself virtually Netiquette – the correct or acceptable way of communicating on the internet