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ICT student textbook/What students need to know about ethics of technology (view source)
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Digital resources, including software and content always have an associated 'license' of use by others. In case the software or content is licensed as 'proprietary', where the creator has all the rights and has not given any rights to others, then using the digital resource is illegal as well as unethical. You may find it technically very easy to just 'copy-paste' an article from the Internet or copy a proprietary software program from another computer, or download a movie from the internet which is not licensed to be copied. All these would be unethical.
Digital resources, including software and content always have an associated 'license' of use by others. In case the software or content is licensed as 'proprietary', where the creator has all the rights and has not given any rights to others, then using the digital resource is illegal as well as unethical. You may find it technically very easy to just 'copy-paste' an article from the Internet or copy a proprietary software program from another computer, or download a movie from the internet which is not licensed to be copied. All these would be unethical.
==== Free and Open Source Software and Open Educational Resources ====
One way of avoiding this unethical practice, is to use and promote Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Open Educational Resources (OER). FOSS and OER movements aim at providing digital resources that are licensed in a manner that you can make copies, you can change the resource and share again.
One way of avoiding this unethical practice, is to use and promote Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Open Educational Resources (OER). FOSS and OER movements aim at providing digital resources that are licensed in a manner that you can make copies, you can change the resource and share again.
Remember that if a digital resource has no explicit copyright clause mentioned, it means it is owned by the creator with no rights for others. Hence when you create a digital resource, please take care to explicitly mention that it is an OER. You can do this by providing the copyright clause such as - "Copyright - Creative Commons CC BY SA 4.0"
Remember that if a digital resource has no explicit copyright clause mentioned, it means it is owned by the creator with no rights for others. Hence when you create a digital resource, please take care to explicitly mention that it is an OER. You can do this by providing the copyright clause such as - "Copyright - Creative Commons CC BY SA 4.0"
It is ethical to use FOSS and OER. It is unethical to use proprietary software or content without following the terms of license of the software or content, this is called 'piracy'.
==== Ethical use of internet ====
==== Ethical use of internet ====