Legal, Social,

and Ethical IssuesBy

Patt Angell

Internet Security and Privacy

Acceptable Use Policies (AUP) need to be developed for appropriate technology use.

Students and faculty sign acknowledgement papers.

Firewalls and spyware are in place because of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).

Safety issues are involved to protect students

Never meet face to face with cyberpals without parental permission.

Never give out personal information without parental permission.

Keep passwords private and in a safe place.

Creative Commons

is a non-profit organization devoted

to expanding the range of creative work available for

others legally to build upon and share.

Copyrightis a form of

protection provided by U.S. law to the creators of original

works of authorship.

Fair UseA way teachers and students can use copyrighted material without having to ask the author’s consent while still crediting where they found the information.

Purpose of use Nature of the work Amount used Effect on the market

Four factors that measure fair use:

Guidelines for Fair Use

No more than 5 images by 1 artistMovies: up to 10 percent or 3

minutes, whichever is lessText: up to 10 percent or 1,000

words, whichever is lessNumerical Data Sets: up to 10 percent or 2,500 fields or cell

entries, whichever is less

Poems: entire poem of less than 250 words, but no more than three poems by one poet or five poems by different

poets from a single anthologyMusic/Lyrics/Music Video: up to 10

percent, but no more than 30 seconds of music and lyrics from a single

musical work Images: no more than 5 images by 1 person and no more than 10 percent or 15 images from a single published

work

Sight, Site, Cite

If you sight something that you want to use from a book or on an internet site make sure that you cite it!