Discussion 1:
Quiz-
Answer each question with “a paragraph containing at least five sentences”. Include the question and number your answers accordingly.
1. what do each of these terms refer to: copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret?
2. Why is intellectual property entitled to legal protection?
3. Why did copyright laws become stricter and more punishing in the late 20th century?
4. What is the Fair Use doctrine?
5. Make an argument for legalizing the copying of music or software.
6. Do I or don’t I own the books on my Kindle? If I own them, why can’t I transfer them? If I don’t own them, what is my legal right to them?
7. What was the 1984 Sony Supreme Court case about?
8. Was Napster responsible for the actions of its users?
9. Why did the court find in favor of Diamond in the Rio case?
10. What is Digital Rights Management?
Useful Textbook:
A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing Technology Fifth Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0134615271
Do a bit of research on JSON and AJAX.
How do they relate to the Same-Origin policy?
Using WORD, “write several short paragraphs” on each. A total of 200-300 words.
Useful Textbook:
Sullivan, Bryan and Vincent Liu. Web Applications Security, A Beginners Guide. New York. McGraw Hill, 2012.
