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Computer Ethics
Computers cause new ethical problems Computer ethics uses basic ethical principles to help you make the right decisions
Ethical principles are tools which are used to think through difficult situations Three useful ethical principles:
An act is ethical if, were everyone to act the same, society benefits from it An act is ethical if people are treated as ends and not as a means to ends An act is ethical if it is fair to all parties involved
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1. Copyright infringement: The act of using material from a copyrighted source without getting permission to do so. 2. Copyright protection scheme: A method used by software manufacturers to ensure that users cannot produce unauthorized copies of copyrighted software.
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