STRAND 1: Social/ethical significance > 1. 4 Intellectual property

**See the ITGS Guide p. 21 for details regarding Strand 1 Social/ethical significance and 1.4 Intellectual property.**

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Intellectual Property (IP)

Individuals and groups develop creative works such as books, music and art or compile information sources such as databases. These are products of the mind - intangable products not like land. In todays world wide legal environment the of these works are provided certain ownership rights.
What they own is the Intellectual Property (IP).... Read more

'Only the Best' Links

Link	Description	Links to Other Strands
Case Studies	Range of easy to use case studies
Napster Case Study	Napster file sharing - famous watershed case and found guilty
iiNet - example of complex ISP copyright case	iiNet - Australian ISP taken to court for copyright infringment - currently found not guilty, appeal pending in High Court
Global Piracy Study 2010	Download the report and view video
http://portal.bsa.org/faces/introduction.html	Faces of Internet Piracy	Strand 1: Piracy Strand 3: Network, IT systems in organizations
http://portal.bsa.org/globalpiracy2010/	Eighth annual BSA Global Software Piracy Study - 2010	Strand 1: Piracy Strand 3: Network, IT systems in organizations

'Only the Best' Videos and Podcasts

Harsh Consequences of Identity Theft
What is Intellectual Property?
Avoid Identity Theft
Explanation of the law SOPA
BBC account and clip ...........	Google, Viacom and You Tube - legal case 2007, short video clip included
iiNet Discussion ANB News ...........	Very important discussion related to iiNet and ISPs in general.
6m Fake Chinese Goods Destroyed

Copyright, IP and Freespeech

An interesting site to look at is www.wikiLeaks.com. This has been responsible for a range of disclosures and as such has probably infringed on copyright i.e. ownership and also potentially privacy issues. However, the key tenet of the site is freespeech and the right to know! The idea of whisleblowers is one that has a long tradition. The student is encouraged to investigate this term in relation to how it may apply in their country. The person behind this site is Julian Assange, an Australian - you can read an article on him at WikiLeaks - theAge newspaper

(the author would like to acknowledge the valuable input of Jaani Riordan to the above notes: see Jaani)

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