Lecture Overview
This weeks lecture was all about social and ethical issues, and protecting yourself and your PC on the world wide web. The dangers of the web is 'identity theft'. When posting your identity details on the web, people can access anything to do with you. The problems involved when using the world wide web intellectual property, copy right, plagiarism, security, privacy and freedom of speech. To protect yourself on the internet you should install a firewall, install a anti-virus software, beware of attachments and spyware. Also when using the internet DO NOT give out personal details, DO NOT reply to spam mail, update your anti-virus weekly and always scan your documents before opening them.
Tutorial Activities
Activity One:
- For activity one we had to visit the website 'The Australian copyright council' (http://www.copyright.org.au/)
- Once we were in the site we then had to click the hyperlink tab 'Copyright information' then click the hyperlink 'All information sheets'.
- We then had to choose 5 different information sheets that would be relevant to us as an undergraduate, then read them, and report our findings.
Information sheets:
- Databases, complications, tables & forms: This information sheet was all about the legal issues relevant to using tables, indexes form, and taking another persons information from essays, short stories and databases. The purpose of this information sheet is to inform and give a general introductory information about copyright. The information sheet gives examples and keypoints of copyright and ways in which you can avoid copyright.
- Websites: creating and publishing on the internet: This information sheet for people that create their own websites and publishing material on the internet. The purpose of this information sheet is to give a general introductory of copyright. The sheets talks about keypoints of copyright, what copyright protects and the rights of having copyright.
- Translations: This information sheet once again talks about copyright but this time its all about copyright when using translations. This information like the previous two explains the keypoints when using translations to avoid copyright and the sheet also explains the same points as the other two sheets about what copy right protects, how you can avoid copyright laws and the rights you have when you have copyright.
- Quotes and extracts: copyright obligations: This information sheet like the others talked about copyright, only this sheet talked about copyright incorporation with quotations and extracts from other peoples writing. This sheet also explains the keypoints, how you can avoid copyright, what copyright protects, when is copyright infridged and it explains how to take quoatations correctly without performing copyright. It also answers common questions that are asked when using words of others.
- "Private use" copying: time-, format- & space-shifting: This information sheet gives an overview of copyright laws for people who want to copy text, pictures, sound recordings and videos. It explains the keypoints of this topic and what you can do under the 'private use' of provisions. This information sheet answers common questions about copyright.
All of these information sheet are all focused on one main idea. Copy right. Although each sheet is slightly different it explains copyright and how to avoid it when using other peoples information.
Activity Two:
- In activity two we had to go to site 'APRA' (http://www.apra.com.au/music-users/online_mobile/online_mobile.asp)
- We then had to explain what you need to know about music and the web:
According to the APRA/AMCOS website, downloading music online is becoming a problem for songwriters as it is free to download the music and the songwriters are not getting paid. The internet offers the distribution of full-length songs, mobile phone ringtones, webcasting and on-demand streaming. Music on the net is popular as it is not only free but also it can be accessed at anytime, any place. There are a number of copyright issues that are involved when downloading music from the internet; these include 'the reproduction of a musical work' and 'the communication to the public of a musical work'. AMCOS and APRA are licences that refrain the possibility of copyright.
Activity Three:
In activity three we had to go to a website, and from this we had to protect yourself from attacks on your privacy and security.
1) Install Antivirus software
2) Be aware of attachments and spyware
3) Do not give away your personal information
4) Do not reply to spam mail
5) Set online programs to maximize security settings
6) Use peer 2 peer software with caution
7) Update Antivirus software weekly
8) Scan document before opening
9) Tune the preview in your email client off
Reference:
Brain, M. (1998). How Stuff Works. How Stuff Works, Atlanta GA. Retrieved May 28, 2008, from http://computer.howstuffworks.com/virus6.htm
Readings Summary:
- EFF's Top 12 Ways to Protect your Online Privacy: This website provides their top 12 tips on protecting your privacy. A few include; don't reveal private information, don't reply to spam, be conscious of web security and use encryption.
- Ethics in Computing, Social justice Issues, Electronic Monitoring: This website provides you with links to such topics as types of monitoring, privacy issues, suggested policies and privacy resources.
- Overview of Intellectual Property: This website talks about how to protect your intellectual property. In goes more in depth with patents, trademarks and copyright.
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