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Ethical and Legal Issues
Internet Ethics – seeks to come up with a code of conduct and disclosure obligation for those who communicate on the Internet. Ethics is about what is good and how we should think about good. Ethics pertains to a system of moral principles; The branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions. Internet makes us aware there is quite a lot of options on Internet ethics Critical issues include: The Internet War Machines
 * Ethics and law are closely related.
 * Ethics concerns the analysis of what is right and wrong and how we judge the differences.
 * Ethics is a collective (group) consensus about right and wrong
 * Modern technology presents a challenge to marketing ethics.
 * Ownership of intellectual property
 * Freedom of expression
 * Use of data and its collection
 * Status of children (<18) and digital networks

From the Inside:
 * Accidental downloading of malware
 * Falling for email with malware
 * Purchasing dangerous products
 * Giving away your data

From the Outside:
 * Viruses, worms, Trojan software
 * Key Stroke Logging
 * Bogus email extensions
 * Web bugs, cookies, pixel tags

Meet the enemy – It’s You
 * Sign up for free software?
 * Browse unscrupulous websites?
 * Open email attachments with dangerous extensions?
 * Join YouTube, mySpace, Zanga, Bebo, or Facebook?
 * Use Free Email services like Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo?
 * Fall for a phish?
 * Want to get rich quick?
 * Respond to surveys?
 * Enter contests?

Copyright

What is Copyright?
 * A form of Intellectual Property for a defined period of time.
 * „fixed in tangible form“

Why Copyright?
 * It secures his holder the exclusive right
 * to produce copies,
 * to sell these copies,
 * to import or export the work.
 * to perform or to display the work public.
 * to create derivate works.
 * to sell these rights to others.

Trademark One of the TM goals is: Prevent mistake, deception, and confusion with regard to the origin of goods A trademark protects a word, symbol, or combination thereof used with a product or service on the market. Some countries allow registrations of sounds, colors, slogans, product configurations or shapes as trademarks. Trademark rights are usually acquired through registration, although in some countries, rights in trademarks can also be obtained just by using them

Patent
 * Patent - An invention protected in a specific country for a specific length of time (usually 20 years )
 * It must be uncommon, useful, & non-obvious
 * Applying patent law to computing is an uncertain but developing field

Conclusion
 * Changes within the ethical and legal framework of networked communication are occurring at a fast pace.
 * There are many issues and questions regarding laws and the internet.
 * Internet is still fairly new, there are many unanswered questions and precedence that have yet to be set.