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ETHICAL ISSUES and INTERNET TECHNOLOGY: FILE SHARING Unauthorized file sharing is very difficult to justify because it is a form of intellectual property theft. Copyrights in works of art (including music and movies) are extremely valuable, which is precisely why they are recognized and protected by law. In fact, the value of works covered by copyrights are considered so fundamental that, ever since 1978, copyrights are automatically granted to authors of written (and other forms of) work. Registering works with the U.S. Copyright Office makes cases of infringement much more easy to prove and triggers rights to certain types of punitive damages that are not available without formal copyright registration, but the author owns exclusive rights to the work as of the moment it is recorded on paper or on any other medium. In principle, copying a CD to a tape or copying a movie from a purchased format to additional formats is also a violation of copyright, but in comparison to the financial damage and loss caused by the widespread practice of downloading music and movies through illegal file sharing over the Internet, those types of copyright violations are inconsequential. That is because where customers copy art from CDs and DVDs, in most cases, at least the original copy is purchased legitimately. However, in the vast majority of cases of illegal file sharing online, hundreds and sometimes many thousands of copies are transferred from each original. Even worse, in most cases, even the original file is an illegitimate copy, meaning that the artist who provided the work to all those consumers never benefits from even a single sale.
Whereas both types of copyright infringement are equally wrong from a moral principle, the online file sharing version is capable of completely destroying the entire music and movie industries by making it impossible to generate a profit or even to recoup the expenses of works produced by artists at great cost.
Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Research Ethical issues in terms of research are sometimes difficult to pinpoint, but all are made in order to ensure defendant's constitutional rights and to protect any other research participants from potential harm. Many researchers note that the basis for ethical research in criminal justice is the focus on upholding accurate data reporting and the placement of strong ethical leadership within the workplace. Both of which
As a result, more and more business leaders in the former Soviet Union have begun adopting Western-style codes of ethical conduct in the workplace that reflect many of the fundamental ethical principles recognized in the West. Article #2 -- Pagano, M. "What are the business ethics of revolution 2.0?" Independent.co.uk, 13 February 2011. This article details the tremendous value of modern digital media platforms such as MySpace, FaceBook, and Twitter in connection
Illegal file sharing has cost the recording industry thousands of jobs. Musicians are denied millions in royalties. This does not even consider illegal file sharing of movies, television shows and software. As with any crime, the only winner is the criminal. Thieves take the property of others without permission, and use it for their own gain. Nobody else wins with illegal file sharing. The negative consequences of illegal file
Social, Legal and Ethical Issues of Social Networking Website Facebook There has been an amazing growth of the social networking sites and their impact in the lives of the users is phenomenon. Facebook which has over 250 million users has influenced the lives of many users in meaningful ways allowing them to connect and stay in touch while socializing through innovative platforms. Facebook is therefore raised several social, ethical and legal
Multimedia Uses Multimedia can be taken to be the presentation of animation, sound, video, graphics as well as text through the use of computers and in a way that can largely be said to be integrated. Stamatoudi further notes that multimedia is that which brings about an integration of communication into a single medium (20). In this text, I contrast and contrast the various legal and ethical issues surrounding multimedia. Background
Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare Healthcare ethics have to do with the wide range of moral decisions that have to be made in medical practice. These are the other considerations that have to be made besides the regular policies and procedures designed for effective medical practice. Of the various aspects of the human body and life, none is as important as health. Technological advancements in the practice of medicine and