Homework: Ethics, Law and Cybersecurity
Pay attention to what you are being asked to do. For example, to describe does not mean to list, but to tell about or illustrate in more than two or three sentences, providing appropriate arguments for your responses using theories discussed in our text. Be sure to address all parts of the topic question as most have multiple parts. A verifiable current event (less than 4 years old) relevant to at least one of the topics you respond to is a fundamental component of your quiz as well. You cannot use information from the text book or any book/article by the author of the text book as a current event. Make sure that your reference has a date of publication. For each chapter quiz and final quiz you are required to find and include at least one reference and reference citation to a current event less than 4 years old (a reference with no date (n.d.) is not acceptable) in answer to at least one question. This requires a reference citation in the text of your answer and a reference at the end of the question to which the reference applies. You must include some information obtained from the reference in your answer. The references must be found on the internet and you must include a URL in your reference so that the reference can be verified.
I. (i) Has protection for proprietary software gone too far, as some critics suggest? (ii) If not, why? (iii) If so, what are the implications for innovation and competition in the computer industry? (iv) How can we achieve an appropriate balance between those who hold legal rights to proprietary information and ordinary users who wish to access, share, and communicate that information? Defend your answer. Please elaborate (beyond a yes or no answer) and provide your "theoretical" rationale in support of your responses. (knowledge).
II. (i) What is meant by "information commons"? (ii) How is this commons disappearing in the cyberage? (iii) Mr. Boyle's has suggested that a political movement, similar to the environmental movement in the 1970s, is needed to save the commons. Does his suggestion merit further consideration? Explain. Elaborate (beyond a yes or no answer) and provide your "theoretical" rationale in support of your responses.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.