CIS 2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Digital Rights Management, Electronic Discovery, Child Online Protection Act

• School: GSU
• Department: Computer Information Systems
• Course: CIS 2010
• Professor: Kurt William Schmitz

Document Summary

Module 06: the legal protection afforded an expression of an idea, such as a song, book, or video game. Intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form and includes copyrights, trademarks, and patents. Patent: an exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention and is granted by a government to the inventor. Ethics: the principles and standards that guide our behavior towards other people. The protection of customers" privacy is one of the largest, and murkiest, ethical issues facing organizations today. Privacy: the right to be left alone when you want to be, to have control over your personal possessions, and not to be observed without your consent, related to confidentiality. Confidentiality: the assurance that messages and information remain available only to those authorized to view them. Each time employees make a decision about a privacy issue, the outcome could sink the company. Trust among companies, customers, partners, and suppliers is the support structure of ebusiness.