Lesson 2- Ethical Use of Digital Resources

Objectives:

• Distinguish between types of software • Identify reliable web-based resources • Define intellectual property • Recognize and respect copyrighted works

Software Licensing

Software

– any program used by a computer.

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software license

is an agreement between you and the owner of a software program that allows you to perform certain tasks with the software.

Three common types of licenses: • Purchased license • • Shareware Freeware

D.E.A.L.

with every resource

• Determine if the material is relevant and appropriate.

• Evaluate whether the information is current.

• Authenticate that the information is accurate.

• Look at why the resource was created.

Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual property – the works, inventions or creations of an individual, group or business.

Copyright – gives the creator of an original work exclusive right to that work, usually for a limited time.

Items that can be covered by a copyright: • • • • Written works Music Movies Art • • • Images/Photographs Computer software Architecture

Different Uses of Copyrighted Material Fair Use Public Domain Plagiarism Piracy

Fair Use

Fair Use

– The “fair use” rule of copyright law explains when free use of copyrighted material is acceptable. This rule applies to any and all copyrighted works.

Reasons fair use of copyrighted material: • • • • • Criticism and comment News reporting Research and scholarship Nonprofit educational uses Parody

Fair Use

Four items to keep in mind to determine if your use is fair: 1) Is this creation inspiring something new?

2) Is the original source your competition?

3) Just because you acknowledge the author, that does not make your use fair.

4) The more you use, the less likely is it to be fair use.

Public Domain and Attribution Licenses Public domain

– represents works whose intellectual property rights have expired or works that have been released by the creator.

Creative Commons

– Attribution is a public copyright license that enables free distribution of copyrighted work WITH the proper credit to the creator.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism

is the stealing of someone else’s words or ideas and presenting them as your own.

Examples include:

1) Exact replica 2) Key word change 3) Remix

Avoiding Plagiarism

1. Use YOUR own words 2. Cite sources properly

Piracy

Piracy

is the stealing of copyrighted work by downloading or copying it in order to keep, sell or give away without permission and without paying.

Summary:

• Distinguish between types of software • Identify reliable web-based resources • Define intellectual property • Recognize and respect copyrighted works