Intellectual Property

Intellectual property refer to creations of mind, inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images and designs used in commerce.

It is divided into two categories which are industrial property and copyright. In industrial property, it includes inventions, trademarks, industrial designs, and geographics indications of source while for copyright, it includes literary and artistic works and architutectural designs.

http://www.ohio.edu/people/tl303308/intellectual-property1.html

Ethical Computer Code of Conducts

Besides, computer ethics also contain the ethical computer code of conducts which are sending warning about viruses to other computer users, asking permission before sending any advertisements to others, using information with authorizatio

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethical_code

Unethical Computer Code of Conducts

In computer ethics, there are some unethical computer code of conducts. The examples of unethical computer code of conducts include modifying certain information on the Internet, affecting the accuracy of the information, selling information to other parties without the owner's permission, using information without authorization, involvement in stealing software and invasion of privacy.

Stealing information

Phishing

Everyone's nightmare

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Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics

There are ten commandments of computer ethics created by Computer Ethics Institute  which are :

1. You should not use a computer to harm other people.
2. You should not interfere with other people's computer work.
3. You should not snoop around in other people's computer files.
4. You should not use a computer to steal.
5. You should not use a computer to bear false witness.
6. You should not copy or use proprietary software for which you have not paid.
7. You should not use other people's computer resources without authorisation or proper compensation.
8. You should not appropriate other people's intellectual output.
9. You should think about the social consequences of the program you are writing or the system you are designing.
10. You should always use a computer in ways that ensure consideration and respect for your fellow humans.   
    
    
    
    
    
    http://www.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/~say/c150/intro/lit10.html
    

What is computer ethics?

Everything in life requires an ethic. So does computer. But what is computer ethics? According to http://www.techterms.com/definition/computerethics , ethics is a set of moral principle that govern the behaviour of a group or individual.

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Therefore, computer ethics is set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers. Some common issues of computer ethics include intellectual property rights (such as copyrighted electronic content), privacy concerns and how computers affect society. It is almost impossible to educate the society to fully use the guidelines in the computer ethics. With the open source network available, computer ethics can be neglected by some irresponsible individual or group to misused the cyber networking.

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This is a useful video about computer
ethics in terms of online privacy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFfYxgDpRo