Week 1, legal issues in cyber space
Legal Issues in Cyberspace
LAW/421
Legal Issues in Cyberspace
Intellectual property can be a company’s greatest asset. It is very important that the company protect the property and limit damages that may occur if the property is every stolen or copied. The topic of today’s discussion will involve “Legal Issues in Cyberspace”, and “Copyright Infringement.” The discussion will include how the issues relate to the participants chosen fields. The participants will also discuss the areas that they are comfortable with as well as some of the areas they are comfortable with.
“Things I’m comfortable with”
The Internet has now become integrated in human society and the range of Internet applications have broadened and the users have become more sophisticated. With the broaden appeal of the internet greater risk has followed. These risks have led to the introduction of cyber-crime and the copyright infringement issues that plaque many businesses. Many argued that the absence of global legislation was turning the cyberspace into a place where there would be increasing worries and dangers. The legal system of today has had challenges in keeping pace with the growth of the Internet and its impact it’s had on business on the Internet. The expectation of most was that there was a need for the cyber-laws to govern the new virtual world. The aim of the cyber laws is to work in concert with the existing laws and to lessen the legal issues in the future. One notable legal issue is the ownership of information or the legal protection of the data. The illicit use of copyright material is common place on the internet as well as the spread of false and malicious information.
Topics that we struggled with When dealing with copyright laws, there are always issues that will remain unclear. First, defining what falls under the laws of copyright infringement. The biggest issue of the 1990’s
LAW/421
Legal Issues in Cyberspace
Intellectual property can be a company’s greatest asset. It is very important that the company protect the property and limit damages that may occur if the property is every stolen or copied. The topic of today’s discussion will involve “Legal Issues in Cyberspace”, and “Copyright Infringement.” The discussion will include how the issues relate to the participants chosen fields. The participants will also discuss the areas that they are comfortable with as well as some of the areas they are comfortable with.
“Things I’m comfortable with”
The Internet has now become integrated in human society and the range of Internet applications have broadened and the users have become more sophisticated. With the broaden appeal of the internet greater risk has followed. These risks have led to the introduction of cyber-crime and the copyright infringement issues that plaque many businesses. Many argued that the absence of global legislation was turning the cyberspace into a place where there would be increasing worries and dangers. The legal system of today has had challenges in keeping pace with the growth of the Internet and its impact it’s had on business on the Internet. The expectation of most was that there was a need for the cyber-laws to govern the new virtual world. The aim of the cyber laws is to work in concert with the existing laws and to lessen the legal issues in the future. One notable legal issue is the ownership of information or the legal protection of the data. The illicit use of copyright material is common place on the internet as well as the spread of false and malicious information.
Topics that we struggled with When dealing with copyright laws, there are always issues that will remain unclear. First, defining what falls under the laws of copyright infringement. The biggest issue of the 1990’s