Information Ethics - Writing Commons https://writingcommons.org The encyclopedia for writers Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:25:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://writingcommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-WC-Site-23-32x32.png Information Ethics - Writing Commons https://writingcommons.org 32 32 Copyright – A Comprehensive Guide to U.S. Copyright Law https://writingcommons.org/section/ai-assisted-writing-and-critical-ai-literacy/ai-theory/information-ethics/copyright/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:56:06 +0000 https://writingcommons.org/?post_type=section&p=45385 What is Copyright? In the United States, copyright law protects creators of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and other intellectual works, against unlawful copying, distribution, performance, display, and derivatives (Copyright Act of 1976, 2001). In other words, when you compose any kind of work, whether it’s an alphabetical text or some ... Read more

The post Copyright – A Comprehensive Guide to U.S. Copyright Law appeared first on Writing Commons.]]> Intellectual Property – How to Protect Ideas https://writingcommons.org/section/ai-assisted-writing-and-critical-ai-literacy/ai-theory/information-ethics/intellectual-property/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:27:10 +0000 https://transfer.writingcommons.org/2009/10/21/intellectual-property/ Identify the ethical responsibilities of authors. Understand intellectual property and copyright.

In order to avoid inadvertent plagiarism or academic dishonesty, you must understand intellectual property and copyright. In our digital age, where users can easily download information, we must consider these issues from an ethical perspective as well.

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