Instructions: There are four (4) topic areas listed below that are designed to measure your knowledge level specific to learning outcome (LO 9) shown in your course syllabus. You and select of these topic areas providing appropriate responses in essay form. . State-wide and in most professional industries, there has been a mandate that college students be more proficient in their writing. , all writing assignments will be graded for grammar, syntax and typographical correctness to help address this mandate. Pay attention to what you are being asked to do (see Grading Rubric below). For example, to describe , but to tell about or illustrate in more than two or three sentences, providing appropriate arguments for your responses . (less than 4 years old) You should type your responses directly under the appropriate question. Be sure to include your name on your quiz. Only the first three (3) questions with answers will be graded. Include in the document filename. Your completed quiz must be , no later than 11:59pm on the due date. Do well. 1. Have DRM systems gone too far, as some critics claim? Recall the 2005 Sony BMG copy protection case involving the controversial “rootkit” problem (examined in Scenario 9-2). Should Sony have been allowed to use a DRM system that cannot easily be uninstalled when circumstances warrant it? Do companies like Sony need strong DRM systems to ensure the protection of their intellectual property rights? What kind of compromise position might be reached between users and content owners in the ongoing debate about DRM systems? Describe some concerns involving pornography in cyberspace. Why was the Communications Decency Act (CDA), sections which were designed to protect children from concerns about pornography on the Internet, so controversial? Why was it eventually struck down? Why were both COPA and (portions of) CPPA struck down as being unconstitutional? Should they hav
e been declared unconstitutional? What is sexting, and what challenges does it pose for prosecuting current child pornography laws? Recall the examination of the sexting incident at Greensburg Salem gh School, PA (in Scenario 9-3). Should the teens involved in that case have been subject to felony charges under existing child pornography laws? Explain. Describe some of the issues underlying the debate in cyberspace. What is meant by “free speech”? Describe the differences between what Catudal calls “censorship by suppression” and what he calls “censorship by deterrence”? Is this distinction useful for understanding some of the complex issues surrounding censorship? LO 9 Rationally expressed opinions, experiences (personal or observed) 8 arguments and premises (where appropriate) to support responses (did not simply author/textbook Clearly presented classical ethics theories relative to topic 8 Included ‘URL’ for 12 28 (i.e., example of topic being discussed ) NOTE: Must be less than 4 years old Grammatically correct and appropriate tone 10 (professional, non offensive language) Typographically correct 10 20 Included full citations as needed 3 Used correct APA format 7 10 Addressed each item within selected topic area 20 20