Digital Citizenship

Digital Law Page


Digital Law

Digital Law: electronic responsibility for actions and deeds which is either ethical or unethical. Digital responsibility deals with the ethics of technology. Unethical use manifests itself in form of theft and/or crime. Ethical use manifests itself in the form of abiding by the laws of society. Students should not be able to steal or cause damage to other people’s work, identity, or property. There are certain rules of society that fall under illegal acts. These laws apply to students as well. Hacking into others information, downloading illegal music, plagiarizing, creating destructive worms, viruses or creating Trojan Horses, sending spam, or stealing anyone’s identify or property is unethical irrespective whether it used with school property or personal property.

Links to Current Articles

Wired News - Yaha Virus Uses Netizens as Pawns
Wired News - Marking File Traders as Felons
New York Times - Decoding Computer Intruders
Wired News - Students Fork It Over to RIAA
Wired News - Geeky Legal Beagles Nail Spammers
Wired News - Upload a File, Go to Prison
Wired News - Blaster Suspect a Typical Teen?
Wired News - Hacker Must Live With Parents
New York Times - Is It Wrong to Share Your Music (Discuss)
Wired News - In Britain, Spammers Will Pay
Business Week Online - Why Offices Are Now Open Secrets
Wired News - Florida Dorms Lock Out P2P Users
Wired News - Do-Not-Spam? Don't Bet on It
Wired News - New Ways to Skirt DMCA ... Legally!
CNN.com - Study: Millions Delete All Music Files
Wired News - Beeping Prevents Peeping
Wired News - Laying Down the Virtual Law
Wired News - Copyright Doesn't Cover This Site
News.com - File-Swap 'Killer' Grabs Attention
Wired News - U.S. Users Give It Up for the Net
Wired News - Some Like It Hot
Wired News - Warning: Blogs Can Be Infectious
Wired News - P2P in the Legal Crosshairs
Wired News - Congress Moves to Criminalize P2P
Wired News - Electronic Snoops Tackle Copiers
Wired News - RIAA Sues 477 More People
Wired News - Fire-Sharing Is, Like, Totally Uncool
Wired News - Browser Hijackers Ruining Lives
Washington Post - Report: Kids Pirate Music Freely
New Scientist - Net Traffice Shows File-Sharing Undented
Wired News - Congress Looks Out for Hollywood
Wired News - Ethical Hacking Is No Oxymoron

Links to Relevant Websites

University of Missouri-St. Louis - Student Computing Responsibilities

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