Legal, Ethical, & Societal Issues in Media & Information: Cyber

Legal, Ethical, & Societal Issues in Media & Information
Republic Act No.10175
- Or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

- is a law in the Philippines approved on September 12, 2012 which aims to address legal issues
concerning online interactions and the Internet.
Among the cybercrime offenses included in the bill are cybersquatting, cybersex, child pornography, identity
theft, illegal access to data and libel.
So what is Cyber?
CYBER means …
• relating to, or involving computers or computer networks (such as the Internet)
Cyberspace
- refers to the virtual computer world, and more specifically, is an electronic medium used to form a
global computer network to facilitate online communication
Cybercrime
- refers to the criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the Internet
Cyberbullying
- the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an
intimidating or threatening nature
Hacking
- refers to the practice of modifying or altering computer software and hardware to accomplish a goal that is
considered to be outside of the creator's original objective. Those individuals who engage in computer
hacking activities are typically referred to as “hackers”.
Phishing
- is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details
(and, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic
communication.
Illegal Downloading
- refers to obtaining files that you do not have the right to use from the
Internet.
Digital Piracy
- the practice of illegally copying and selling digital music, video,
computer software, etc.
Identity Theft
- is the deliberate use of someone else's identity, usually as a method to gain a financial advantage or
obtain credit and other benefits in the other person's name, and perhaps to the other person's disadvantage
or loss
Cyber Defamation
- is an unprivileged false statement of fact which tends to harm the reputation of a person or company
2 Types of Defamation:
1. Libel - written
2. Slander - verbal
CYBERSEX
• also called computer sex, Internet sex, netsex
• is a virtual sex encounter in which two or more people (connected remotely via internet) send each
other sexually explicit contents or sexually explicit acts
Child Pornography
- is a form of child sexual exploitation
CYBERSQUATTING
• is registering, trafficking in, or using an Internet domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the
goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else.
• The cybersquatter then offers to sell the domain to the person or company who owns a trademark
contained within the name at an inflated price.
COPYRIGHT
• a legal device that gives the creator of a literary, artistic, musical, or other creative work the sole right
to publish and sell that work.
Copyright owners have the right to control the reproduction of their work, including the right to receive
payment for that reproduction.
Violation of a copyright is called infringement.
PLAGIARISM
• an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without
authorization; the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author
FAIR USE
is a legal concept that allows the reproduction of copyrighted material for certain purposes without obtaining
permission and without paying a fee. Purposes permitting the application of fair use generally include
review, news reporting, teaching, or scholarly research.
Computer Addiction
- the excessive use of computers to the extent that it interferes with daily life. This excessive use may
for example interfere with work or sleep, result in problems with social interaction, or affect mood,
relationships and thought processes.
Digital Divide
- an economic inequality between groups in terms of access to, use of, or knowledge of ICT. The
divide within countries can refer to inequalities between individuals, households, businesses, and
geographic areas at different socioeconomic (and other demographic) levels
Virtual Self
- The persona you create about yourself virtually
Netiquette
• the correct or acceptable way of communicating on the Internet.

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- Or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

Violation of a copyright is called infringement.

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