Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues PDF

GUESS THE PICTURE Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues  Multimedia is the combination of different technologies. it includes video, audio, graphics, and computer generated interacti...

GUESS THE PICTURE Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues  Multimedia is the combination of different technologies. it includes video, audio, graphics, and computer generated interactions. Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues  Intellectual Property Rights Rights of an individual over his/her written works. Protecting these works can provide motivation for an author to share his or her work. Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues  4 Key Rights of Intellectual Property 1. Patent 2. Copyright 3. Trademark 4. Trade secret Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues 1. Patent Is an exclusive right granted for an invention. May be a product or process that provides a new way of doing something. Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues 2. Copyright Legal term used to describe the rights of an author. It covers works like books, music, paintings, sculptures, films, computer program, databases, advertisements, maps and technical drawings. Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues 3. Trademark A sign that distinguishes the products or services of one enterprise from another. Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues 4. Trade Secret Can be confidential business information that provides a competitive advantage edge. It covers manufacturing or industrial secrets and commercial secrets. The unauthorized use of information by others regarded as unfair practice and a violation of the trade secret. Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues  Creative Commons Is a nonprofit organization devoted to expand the range of creative works. It is made available for others to build upon legally and to share. It has released several copyright licenses known as Creative Commons Licenses, free of charge to the public Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues  Creative Commons Creative commons licenses do not replace copyright, but are based upon it. They replace individual negotiations for specific rights between copyright owner and licensee, which are necessary under an all rights reserved copyright management. Wikipedia uses on of these licenses. Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues  Multimedia Privacy We take images and videos, and share them across friends over networks. There is a concern about the loss of privacy in such data. We must look into the security and privacy of multimedia data during storage, processing, and communication. Multimedia communication is critical. Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues  Online Deception Also known digital as deception/digital disinformation/internet deception or cyber deception. It is the use of Information and Communications Technology to device other online users. The less personal information we share, the lower the probability of being attacked or approached online. Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues  Censored Works Censorships can range from well intentioned desires to protect us from unsuitable content to authoritarian attempts to control a nation’s access to information. Internet censorship is not just a parental/government tool there are several software products on the market that can limit or block access to specific websites. These program are also known as web filters. Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues  Defamatory Reproductions Is the act of communicating false statements about a person. These can be slanderous or libelous statements that could damage the reputation of a person. Understanding Multimedia and its Ethical Issues