Ethics

What does the term 'ethics' refer to?

• Rules of conduct or moral principles recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, organization, or culture.

• The protection of the rights of people who produce, gather, or disseminate ideas and information.

• The economic and moral rights of the owners of a piece of work.

• The use of someone else’s property without properly acknowledging the source or giving appropriate credit.

What is protected by intellectual property laws?

• The way in which ideas are expressed.

• The ideas themselves.

• The economic rights of consumers.

• The distribution of physical products.

What do economic rights under intellectual property laws involve?

• The rights of owners to receive payment for use of their work by others.

• The protection of the integrity and reputation of the author.

• The ability to broadcast or perform the work in public.

• The right to make copies of the work.

What does copyright enable the producer of a work to do?

• Control the use of material that he or she has created.

• Receive payment for the use of their work.

• Protect the integrity and reputation of the author.

• Prevent the use of someone else’s property without proper acknowledgment.

Who are considered producers or owners in the context of copyright?

• People who own and control the material and receive financial reward from those who publish or use their work.

• People who make legal agreements with the producers to print, film, or record the work and distribute it.

• Those who can access and use the work of the copyright owner.

• People who use someone else’s property without properly acknowledging the source.

What is plagiarism?

• The use of someone else’s property without properly acknowledging the source or giving appropriate credit.

• The protection of the rights of people who produce, gather, or disseminate ideas and information.

• The ability to control the use of material that one has created.

• The right to receive payment for the use of one's work by others.

What style is recommended for creating bibliographies in CSEC documents?

• American Psychological Association (APA) style.

• Modern Language Association (MLA) style.

• Chicago Manual of Style.

• Harvard referencing style.