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Whenever you create a written document, you must be concerned about defamation. Here are guidelines for preventing defamation lawsuits.
Personal Data and Ethics in Our Shiny Social Age
Monday, April 21st, 2008Let me start by saying, I don’t know what to think after reading an article today in the Times Online. it’s about all the hot buzz words, privacy, social networks, employers, snooping. What it adds up to is another ethical debate that social networking is unpacking for us.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation: A Protector of Free Speech Rights
Thursday, February 14th, 2008Whether defending your rights from attack or seeking front-line justice to establish your rights, EFF battles for digital freedom in the courts.
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Most Employees See Ethical Misconduct at Work
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Ethical misconduct at American businesses has reverted to pre-Enron scandal levels, according to a survey by the Ethics Resource Center.
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Work Life Balance Effects Ethics, Survey Says
Thursday, October 4th, 2007Companies who communicate about work-life priorities have more ethical employees, study suggests.
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Understanding Fair Use and RSS
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Keep in mind that fair use is based on the belief that the general public and media are entitled to freely use portions of copyrighted materials. The fair use extends to commentary on the creative works, criticism of creative works, or even the creation of a parody that relates to the copyrighted material. Understanding […]
Fair Use on the Internet
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007As the Internet matures, users and governments are struggling to manage controversial issues. Lets face it, the Internet did not exist when the U.S. copyright laws were written; let us not forget, while many countries respect copyright laws, the Internet is global without a governing body. There are not only different laws, rules, and […]
Where Do You Draw the Line?
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Below are 12 everyday scenarios that present ethical dilemmas. What infractions would you commit? Where would you draw the line? Humans range from perfectly …
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Blackboard Unveils Plagiarism Prevention Service
Friday, July 27th, 2007A new service helps prevent plagiarism by detecting unoriginal content in student papers and delivering reports within the Blackboard Learning System.
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What Is Creative Commons?
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that allows artists, authors, publishers and musicians the option of creating and defining a flexible copyright for their creative works. Creative Commons was officially launched in 2001 by a group of intellectual property experts, lawyers and web publishers. Creative Commons licenses cover art, music, and writing, but is […]
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