What are the advantages and disadvantages of intellectual property in the digital age? Intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term that covers copyright‚ patents‚ trademarks‚ designs‚ circuit layout rights‚ plant breeders’ rights and confidentiality and trade secrets. Each of these terms covers a different type of property that is made up of knowledge. Many of these terms cover physical objects‚ however it is the idea behind them that counts and needs to be protected. The above terms are all
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for Students in Digital Age" Trip Gabriel has argued in her news article that universities are witnessing widespread plagiarism since an increasing number of students assume that the online material is accessible for everyone. As she has pointed out‚ using correct citation is a safe way to avoid plagiarism; however‚ according to some plagiarism specialists‚ nowadays students are so accustomed to sharing information in cyberspace that they simply take advantage of the digital technology‚ copying
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and Trusting Sources in a Digital Age” By Deborah Holdstein and Danielle Aquillne The author stating how sites like Google and Wikipedia could have more negative effect than positive: “[…] it’s also important to consider the ways that both Google and Wikipedia have in some ways been a detriment to our intellectual lives.” (51) A comparison to convenience vs. creditability: “[…] that is‚ good research takes time‚ and‚ while information may be easier to access in a digital era‚ the scholarly processes
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evolution of digital technology can leave consumers with a mixed-bag of emotions. Confusing combinations of scorn‚ bewilderment or arousal can overlap while we gape in awe the next best-thing. Advances can happen so quickly that what was cutting edge this morning can be tritely familiar by the time our afternoon coffee rolls around. Both Jaymi Heimbuch’s “Balancing Happiness in the Digital Age” and Chris Hedges’ “Retribution for a world lost in screens” take a skeptical look at ever advancing digital technologies
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AND EITHICAL USE OF DIGITAL INFORMATION AND TECH Safe‚ Legal‚ and Ethical Use of Digital Information and Technology: Appropriate Use Essay Micah M. Wells 4 April 2014 FHSU: TECS 290 Safe‚ Legal‚ and Ethical Use of Digital Information and Technology: Appropriate Use Essay There are many issues that lie beneath the use of digital info and technology. Writing a paper for a college class is always hard‚ some never know what to write‚ which websites to use‚ what information to write down when
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Explain the gains from trade and the implications for trade negotiations Trade is the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another in return for something in exchange from the buyer. The fundamental force that drives trade is David Ricardo’s law of comparative advantage; that is‚ the ability of an individual or group to carry out a particular economic activity (such as making a specific product) more efficiently than another activity. One country cannot have a comparative
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Implications of Technology in the lives Of the People By Jairus Noah L. Polintan Table of Contents Introduction Review of Literature Summary References Technology and Medicine Technology has had a great impact on society when it comes to medicine. Medical technology has been around since the cave man began using rocks as tools to perform trephining. Since then there has been many new advancements in medicine due to technology. From painless needles to robots used
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Purdue University Purdue e-Pubs Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences 2007 IATUL Proceedings Access to Global Information—A case of Digital Divide in Bangladesh Anisur Rahman Senior Asst. Director and Head Library and Information Division Northern University Bangladesh Anisur Rahman‚ "Access to Global Information—A case of Digital Divide in Bangladesh." Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences. Paper 25. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul/2007/papers/25 This document has been made available
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List of Implications for the Future The following paper is a summary of three specific videos with key highlights on how they relate to education as well as a summary of global society and its affects. The videos were definitely learning tools with many viewpoints of the digital era and education. “State of the Village Report” from Miniature-earth.com This video took on the concept of if the world consisted of only 100 people with the same make-up of the characteristics we have today. This “miniature
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Understanding The Digital Divide Christopher Bishop Computer Literacy: Inf. 103 Jaclyn Minor Date of submission: 03-11-13 Digital Divide is a term that was incorporated‚ by former President of the United States Bill Clinton‚ in his 2000 State of the
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