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Learners must be able to provide the meaning of ethics and copyrights.
Explain the relationship between the two concepts.
Understand the importance of these concepts in a digital space
Apply understanding in scenarios that include ethics and copyright when using the internet.
Ethics focus on the study of what is morally right or wrong according to a certain standard of behavior.
The study is usually based on the beliefs and values of the society
The framework of ethics directs us towards making decisions that have a positive impact.
Good ethics lead to honesty and integrity which is the foundation for respecting copyrights
Copyright generally refers to the legal right that the owner of an intellectual property possess.
In simple term copyright is the right to reproduce someone's work.
The only time where you can reproduce an author's work is if they provide you with the authorization to do so.
The reproduction should follow the five copyright laws.
Copyrights are there to protect the original work of authors from illegal reproduction .
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