Areas of Computer Ethics

WHAT DOES IT MEAN BY COMPUTER ETHICS???

The moral guidelines that govern the use of computers, mobile devices and information systems.

There 5 types of Areas of Computer Ethics

Information Accuracy

Green Computing

Intelectual Property

Information Privacy

Code of Conduct

           

             Information Accuracy

•One of the concern because many users access information maintained by

other people or companies.

•Do not assume all the information on the Web is correct.

•Users should evaluate the value of a Web page before relying on its content.

•Be aware that the organization providing access to the information may not be the

creator of the information.

Green Computing

Environmentally responsible and eco-friendly use of computers and their resources.

In broader terms, it is also defined as the study of designing,

manufacturing/engineering, using and disposing of computing devices in a way that

reduces their environmental impact.

Intelectual Property

•Unique and original works such as ideas, inventions, literary and artistic works,

processes, names and logos.

•Or, refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and

symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce.

•Intellectual property rights are the rights to which creators are entitled for their

work.

Information Privacy

The right of individuals and companies to deny or

restrict the collection, use, and dissemination of

information about them.

Codes of Conduct

Written guideline that helps determine whether a specific action is ethical/unethical

or allowed/not allowed.

(Intellectual Property - IP)

•                Patent
•                Trademark
•                Copyright

The importance of intelectual property:

•To protect any original work that created by individual person/ company for

example, image, drawing, lyric, publishing and so on.

•Preserve the features and processes that make things work. This lets

inventors profit from their inventions.

PATENT

A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor or

applicant for a limited amount of time (normally 20 years from the filing date).

Its a legal document defining ownership of a particular area of new technology.

Invention - a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something, or

offers a new technical solution to a problem.

The right granted by a patent excludes all others from making, using, or selling a

invention or products made by an invented process.   

COPYRIGHT

Protection provided to the authors of “original works” and includes such things

as literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other    intellectual creations, both

published and unpublished.

TRADEMARK

            Trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, design,          combination of letters or numbers, or

             other device that identifies and distinguishes   products and services in the marketplace.

              

          • Or a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services.

          •Or can be any distinctive name or logo.