User:James Sriwichet

Introduction
Ethics is a set of moral principles that relate to behavior of a group or a person. So that, computer ethic is a moral principles that regulate the use of computers. Some common issue of computer ethics is privacy and property copyright. Computer ethics had declared the ten commandments of computer ethics:
 * 1) Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
 * 2) Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work.
 * 3) Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's computer files.
 * 4) Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
 * 5) Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
 * 6) Thou shalt not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.
 * 7) Thou shalt not use other people's computer resources without authorization or proper compensation.
 * 8) Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual output.
 * 9) Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing.
 * 10) Thou shalt always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans.

Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement or piracy is the act of someone other than copyright holder is copy the expression of any work without permission or releases the work for good or damage the copyright holder such as piracy on media: movie and music. Nowadays, the biggest impact on computer ethic is copyright infringement. Copyright infringement is hurting the right holder by losing their profit. There are more than 100 million download for movies in 2013. So the biggest concern of copy right infringement is important.

Copyright infringement in Thailand
In Thailand, copyright infringement law declared in 1994. It protect the work that created include dramatic work, artistry work, musical work, multimedia work, movie, or any of entertainment work. But later it adds computer software in protection. There is the penalties state one the law article. For example: But there are also the exceptions on copyright infringement. They are: In this case, the law has a hole on downloading any of copyright work including software, music and movie because of the exemption on the law. For example; if you download the movie from the sharing site or torrent site. You will not get the penalty if you do not sell the copy for personal benefit.
 * Any of copyright infringement on media is considered as illegal. The penalty is fine 20,000-200,000 THB. If copyright infringement activity is relate to business (selling pirate version of movie) The penalties are spend 6-48 months in prison or fine 100,000-800,000 THB or both.
 * For education purpose
 * For private and household benefit
 * For improvement to the owner
 * copyright infringement with reference to the owner or holder

Copyright infringement in United States
In U.S., copyright law protects the value of creative work when you make unauthorized copies of someone’s creative work, you are taking something value from the owner with their permission. Like it show in movie when it comes out to home media, the first thing will show up is FBI will warning you about unauthorized copy. It will not show up at music dice or digital download of music. Federal law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized reproduction, distribution, rental or digital transmission of copyrighted sound recordings. (Title 17, United States Code, Sections 501 and 506). The penalty in U.S. is depending on each state. For example; in 2008, there was the formal student of Boston University who was fine $675000 for download illegal music from 4 major record labels without spending time in cell. This show that the penalty is depending on the case and there is no limit for the fine.