Legal and Ethical Concepts

Defamation

• act of damaging or attacking the reputation of someone or something in a malicious or false way

• the legal right to express opinions without censorship

• the act of promoting someone’s reputation through positive statements

• the process of verifying the truth of a statement before publication

Cyberbullying

• using electronic communication to bully a person

• bullying that occurs in person

• a form of online gaming

• a type of social media interaction

Ethical Values

• set of established principles governing virtuous behavior

• a collection of personal beliefs and opinions

• a set of rules for legal compliance

• a framework for financial decision-making

Privacy invasion

• intrusion into the personal life of another individual without just cause

• the act of sharing personal information with others

• the right to keep one's personal life confidential

• the legal process of obtaining consent for data usage

Non-Disclosure Agreement

• A contract that allows parties to share confidential information freely.

• A contract by which two or more parties agree not to disclose confidential information which they have shared with each other.

• A contract that outlines the terms of a business partnership.

• A contract that specifies the penalties for breaking a legal agreement.

Copyright

• exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform or record creative materials

• a type of insurance for creative works

• a government grant for artistic endeavors

• a license to use someone else's work without permission

Fair Use

• any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and transformative purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize or parody a copyrighted work

• the unrestricted use of copyrighted material for any purpose

• the ability to use copyrighted material without permission for commercial gain

• a legal doctrine that allows for the complete reproduction of copyrighted works

Infringement

• Unauthorized use of a trademark in a manner which is likely to cause confusion, deception or mistake about the source of goods or services

• A legal term referring to the act of copying someone else's work without permission

• A process of registering a trademark to protect intellectual property

• A method of marketing that involves misleading consumers about a product's origin

Open Source

• A document, software, or development model that is proprietary and not available to the public.

• A document, software, or development model of which the original source is made freely available to the public.

• A type of software that requires a subscription for access.

• A development model that restricts access to the source code.

Laws

• rules created by individuals to govern personal behavior

• rules the members of a society create to balance the individual rights to self-determination against the needs of the society as a whole

• guidelines set by governments to restrict freedom

• principles that allow individuals to act without any restrictions