2. Introduction
When an organization is implementing a modernized
system, they must consider Legal and Ethical Issues such
as:
Intellectual Property
Copyright
Fair Use
First Sale
Privacy Policies
This presentation will describe legal and ethical issues
related to intellectual property, opportunities available to
business owners and the impact of modern technology.
3. Related Legal and Ethical Issues
Intellectual Property
What is intellectual property?
According to the U.S. Department of State, “effective
protection of intellectual property rights, including patents,
trademarks, and copyrights, is an essential role of government
in encouraging innovation” (U.S. Department of State, 2014)
Copyright
What is considered copyrighted materials?
Rights of copyright owners
4. Related Legal and Ethical Issues
Fair Use
What is Fair Use?
First Sale
What is First Sale?
Privacy Policies
What are Privacy Policies?
5. Opportunities for Business Owners
Business Owners are encouraged to explore how
Intellectual Privacy regulations impact their business
operations.
When implementing new modernized systems,
businesses must consider the impacts of these legal
and ethical issues.
There are opportunities available for business
owners.
6. Impact on Modern Technology
As technology evolves, companies must consider the
intellectual property laws and regulations.
Business implementing new modern technology
systems should consider:
Is there any intellectual property infringements present?
Is there any copyright infringements present?
Are the privacy policies visible and listed clearly for third
parties?
If a company adheres to intellectual property laws
and regulations, they will be able to secure the rights
to their own proprietary information.
7. References
Moore, A. (2011). Intellectual property. Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved from
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/intellectual-
property/#JusCri
U.S. Copyright Office. (2014). Laws and Regulations.
Retrieved from http://www.copyright.gov/laws/
U.S. Department of State. (2014). Why intellectual
property matters. Retrieved from
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/tpp/ipe/why/index.
htm
Editor's Notes
Speaker Notes:
What is intellectual property?
Intellectual Property Includes: “copyright, patent, and trade secret, and trademark” (Moore, 2011).
What is considered copyrighted materials?
“Works that may be copyrighted include literary, musical, artistic, photographic, architectural, and cinematographic works; maps; and computer software” (Moore, 2011).
Rights of copyright owners:
“The right to reproduce work, the right to adapt it or derive other works from it, the right to distribute copies of the work, the right to display the work publicly, and the right to perform it publicly” (Moore, 2011).
Rights can be sold or parsed out by the copyright owner (Moore., 2011).
Restrictions: First Sale and Fair Use
Speaker Notes:
What is Fair Use?
Fair use “allows anyone to make limited use of another’s copyrighted work for such purposes as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research” (Moore, 2011).
What is First Sale?
First Sale “prevents copyright holder who has sold copies of a protected work from later interfering with the subsequent sale of those copies” (Moore, 2011).
What are Privacy Policies?
Privacy policies are often developed by companies in order to protect the information they receive and how information is delivered.
This typically in the form of a written agreement between the company (and/or website) and the 3rd party. Privacy policies protect the intellectual property of both the company and the 3rd party. The 3rd party has the option not to continue if they do not agree to the company’s privacy policy.
Speaker Notes:
Available Opportunities:
Department of Commerce offers the International Intellectual Property Rights Advisory Program where they offer “businesses the opportunity to request a free, one-hour consultation with a volunteer attorney knowledgeable in industry IPR issues within a particular country”. (U.S. Department of State, 2014)
USPTO created website to help Small and Medium Businesses “consider the benefits of strong IP protection- both in the United States and overseas – and decide whether it is right for them”. (U.S. Department of State, 2014)
