CHAPTER 8 MANAGING A DIGITAL LIFESTYLE: MEDIA AND ETHICS Discussion Questions 1. Explain intellectual property and discuss the five broad categories. Answers will vary Intellectual property (IP) is a product of a person’s mind and is usually considered an expression of human creativity . Copyrightable works include: o Literary works, including computer software o Musical works, including any accompanying words o Dramatic works, including any accompanying music o Pantomimes and choreographic works o Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works o Motion pictures and other audiovisual works o Sound recording:s o Architectural works Patents grant inventors the right to stop others from manufacturing, using, or selling (including importing) their inventions for a period of 20 years from the date the patent is filed. A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design-or a combination of these- that uniquely identifies and differentiates the goods of one party from those of another A service mark is essentially the same as a trademark, but it applies to a service as opposed to a product. A trade dress applies to the visual appearance of a product or its packaging. . . . . 2. Discuss what plagiarism is and strategies for avoiding it. Answers will vary Plagiarism is the act of copying text or ideas from someone else and claiming them as your own. Using ideas from other sources and integrating them into your work is acceptable only if you clearly indicate the content being used (such as through quotation marks) and attribute your source. Changing a few words but keeping the essence of someone else’s idea is still plagiarism even if you don’t copy the text exactly . Turning in work that someone else did for you . Failing to identify a direct quotation with quotation marks . Copying too much material from other sources
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