1.4+++Intellectual+property


 * 1.4 Intellectual property **

** Intellectual property ** includes ideas, discoveries, writings, works of art, software, collections and presentations of data. Copyright, trademarks and patents exist to protect intellectual property. However, the easy and accurate duplication methods made available through IT can undermine such protection.   Intellectual Property Rights - Piracy
 * Strand 1.4 Intellectual property ||
 * Date || Article || Comments || Tags ||
 * Mar. 2011 || Bangkok Post : US names Baidu, PirateBay on copyright piracy list || 1. Identify the issue

2. Describe the possible solutions Solutions that are harsh to the point of shutting down the website that hosts these download links to pirated music, videos, and other intellectual property, etc. Or censoring the pirated files on the website to be inaccessible. However, this isn't a feasible solution since it would cause massive uproar for the users who use the sites on a regular basis, which in this case may be millions of people. Policing IT malls, as well as formulating and enforcing strict laws with hard punishments for violators. || 1.4_intellectual_property 2.5_digital_policing 3.4_internet || - Business and employment
 * December 14th 2010 || Japanese Publishers Cry Foul on Pirated App Store Books || 1. Identify the area of impact the scenario relates to.

2. Identify the main stakeholders to the IT system. - JBPA, The Japanese Magazine Publishers Association, the Electronic Book Publishers Association of Japan, the Digital Comic Association, Apple.

3. Identify one ITGS social/ethical concern in the article - Intellectual property

4. Describe ITGS terminology and systems. - Apps: Apps is an abbreviation for application. An app is a piece of software. It can run on the Internet, on your computer, or on your phone or other electronic device.

- Copyright: a set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work.

The App Store is some kind of a database for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad created by apple that allows users to browse, download and install app on their devices. Applications in an app store can vary in cost, from free downloads to quite costly ones, depending on who developed the application and its purpose. Software Apps, E-books that are sold through the app store are pirated. This software is basically electronic books, similar to real life books, where its contents are stored online. This Japanese copyright infringement is done through software that is uploaded through the internet that can be downloaded for a price. However, the payment is delivered to the offender, not the original person who owns the contents’ rights. These pirated apps are Chinese –based language apps which plays a role in delaying the notice of the copyright infringement.

5. If possible, describe a solution to the concern (issue). Illegal distribution of copyrighted property should be banned. However, the massive infringe of the law is common in China. There should be more strict policy and laws in national level to reduce the number of these issues, such as measurement and specified steps of installing and removing application to satisfy companies worrying about piracy. || 1.4 Intellectual property, 2.1 Online business, 3.1 Hardware, 3.2 Software ||