COMPUTER ETHICS
AND COPYRIGHT
Onur KARAMAN
284404
Software Engineering
Definition of Ethics
 Ethics, also known as moral
philosophy, is a branch
of philosophy that involves
systematizing, defending and
recommending concepts of right and
wrong conduct.
 Ethics seeks to resolve questions
dealing with human morality—
concepts such as good and evil, right
and
wrong, virtue and vice, justice and cri
Computer Ethics
 Computer Ethics is a branch of
practical philosophy which deals with how
computing professionals should make
decisions regarding professional and social
conduct.
 The concept of computer ethics originated in
1950 when Norbert Wiener, an MIT professor
and inventor of an information feedback
system called "cybernetics", published a
book called "The Human Use of Human
Beings" which laid out the basic foundations
of computer ethics and made Norbert Wiener
the father of computer ethics.
Copyright
 Copyright laws are designed to protect
the entellectual property of authors,
music writers, artists, web designers,
etc., so that their own work isn’t stolen
for someone else’s profit.
 In computer sector that will be codes,
some digital records, web designs…
Basic Rules of Computer
Ethics
1. Do not use computer to harm other
users.
2. Do not use computers to steal other’s
information
3. Do not access files without the
permission of owner.
4. Do not copy copyrighted softwares
without the authors permission.
5. Use Internet ethically.
6. Do not use other user’s computer
resources without their permission.

Computer ethics

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    COMPUTER ETHICS AND COPYRIGHT OnurKARAMAN 284404 Software Engineering
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    Definition of Ethics Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.  Ethics seeks to resolve questions dealing with human morality— concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and cri
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    Computer Ethics  ComputerEthics is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct.  The concept of computer ethics originated in 1950 when Norbert Wiener, an MIT professor and inventor of an information feedback system called "cybernetics", published a book called "The Human Use of Human Beings" which laid out the basic foundations of computer ethics and made Norbert Wiener the father of computer ethics.
  • 4.
    Copyright  Copyright lawsare designed to protect the entellectual property of authors, music writers, artists, web designers, etc., so that their own work isn’t stolen for someone else’s profit.  In computer sector that will be codes, some digital records, web designs…
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    Basic Rules ofComputer Ethics 1. Do not use computer to harm other users. 2. Do not use computers to steal other’s information 3. Do not access files without the permission of owner. 4. Do not copy copyrighted softwares without the authors permission. 5. Use Internet ethically. 6. Do not use other user’s computer resources without their permission.