LESSON 6

COMPUTER ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES

DEFINATION OF COMPUTER ETHICS

- Moral standard or value guidelines to refer to when using the computer and computer

  network.

 

DEFINATION OF CODE OF ETHICS

- Is guidelines in ICT that help determine whether a specific computer action ethical or

  unethnical.

DEFINATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

- Refers to the right to work created by inventors, authors and artists.

DEFINATION OF PRIVACY

- Refers to the right of individuals and companies to deny or restrict the collection and

  use of data and information about them.

 DEFINATION OF COMPUTER CRIME

- Any criminal activity that is related to the use of computer.

DEFINATION OF CYBER LAW

- Refers to any laws relating to protecting the internet and other online communication technologies.

DIFFERENTIETE BETWEEN ETHICS AND LAW

ETHICS	LAW
As a guideline to computer user	As a rule to control computer user
To protect ethical computer user	To prevent misuse of computer
Computer user are free follow or ignore the code of ethics	Computer user must follow the regulations and law
Universal	Depend on country and state
Not honouring computer ethics means ignoring the moral elements (immoral)	Not honouring the law means committing a crime
No punishment for anyone who violates ethics	Penalties, imprisonments and other punishment for those who break the law