Information Systems Ethics and Impacts

Flashcards covering ethics, intellectual property, privacy, digital divide, censorship, and telecommuting.

What is Ethics?

Moral principles that govern a person's behavior.

What is a Code of Ethics?

Defines acceptable behavior in professional or social groups.

What is Intellectual Property (IP)?

Protects creative and innovative ideas.

What is Copyright?

Protects authors, musicians, and developers.

What is Fair Use (USA)?

Flexible, allows use for research, criticism, teaching.

What is Fair Dealing (Canada)?

Stricter, requires meeting specific legal conditions.

What is Creative Commons (CC)?

Allows authors to license works for free sharing.

What is Open Source Software (OSS)?

Software with publicly accessible source code.

What is a Patent?

Grants exclusive rights to an inventor for up to 20 years.

What is a Trademark?

A logo, word, phrase, or symbol that distinguishes a brand.

What is an Ordinary Trademark?

Used to identify and distinguish a business’s goods or services from others.

What is a Certification Trademark?

A mark licensed to multiple businesses to show that their goods or services meet a specific standard.

What is a Patent Troll?

A company that buys patents to sue businesses instead of innovating.

What is Privacy?

The right to control personal information.

What is the Digital Divide?

Gap between those with and without internet access.

What is User-side censorship?

Restricting access (e.g., China’s Great Firewall).

What is Publisher-side censorship?

Platforms blocking users (e.g., Twitter bans).

What is Tor (The Onion Router)?

A tool that hides online activity.