Understanding copyright.
According to Shane, Josh and Scott (2013) copyright is a machanism for protecting intellectual property and regulating makert behaviour. Copyright allows people to have control of their work while shaping the ability of people who participate in the digital makert to learn from one another, share what they have learned and put it into practise. Futhermore, copyright aids in setting the boundries between legal actions and actions that risk costly legal entanglement and at the same time it allows the producer to licence and commercialize thier assets.
Understanding Ethics.
Gulcan (2015) has stated catergorically that ethics are directly related to our values and virtues as it is the study of what is regarded right or wrong, justice and injustice . In addition, ethics are devided into theoretical and applied ethics, theoretical ethics requires one to study what makes some actions right or wrong while applied ethics provides people with guidance in thier professional lives
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This video highlights the copyright law and appropriate ways to use original work
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This video highlights how ethics defend our values, principles and purpose.
Teaching about ethics and copyright
Ethics and copyright enhances intergrity amoung scholars as if one fully understand ethics plaigerism can be avoided. This allows publishers to have control of thier work and be cited whenever some part of the work has been taken for personal use. A broad understanding understanding of ethics and copyright enhances honesty amoung scholar and it also develops a sense of responsibility in doing what is right