LESSON 10: LEGAL, ETHICAL, AND SOCIETAL ISSUES IN MEDIA AND INFORMATION

(Intellectual property, Plagiarism, Fair use, and Creative Commons)

What Is It

Activity No.2: Case Study

Direction: Read and understand the given articles below about plagiarism. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

CASE STUDY 1

Mark Joseph Solis: Plagiarized Prize-Winning Photos

Guide Questions:
1. In what competition did Solis send in his plagiarized work?

Smiles for the World photo contest conceptualized by Chilean Ambassador Roberto Mayorga.

2. What sanctions did he receive from the organizing committee? Describe his actions.

The organizing committee ripped Solis of his prizes – the $1000 prize money and the round trip tickets
to Chile and Brazil. Solis apologize to Gregory Smith, Chilean Ambassador Roberto Mayorga, and
NCPAG dean Maria Fe Mendoza.
3. Do you think technology and the internet have made plagiarism easier? Do you think technology has
made people creative? Explain your answer by citing examples.
Yes it has made plagiarism easier because there are numerous applications, programs, and
technologies that can used to plagiarized. Many people are becoming less creative because they are
too dependent to the technology and any social media which is making their lives easier.

CASE STUDY 2

UP grad in photo plagiarism gets redemption

Guide Questions:

1. According to the article, how did Solis redeem himself? What job did he have?

Mark Joseph Solis more than just redeemed himself: he has proven that the dark moments in one’s
life often reveal the brightest trait of an individual. He managed a football program for street children
at a makeshift field inside the Baclaran church compound in Pasay City.
2. What project did he help?

The Calidad Humana Project

3. What is there to learn about the life of Solis?

That it is still possible to change so long as we live. We can still redeem ourselves even if we make
mistakes in our lives. Theres always second chances.

What I Can Do

Activity No.4: Practical Situation

Direction: Cite a real-life situation where you can apply your knowledge on intellectual property,
copyright, and fair use guidelines. Include a simple illustration in each situation where you are most
likely to experience that such. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

A professor copies excerpts of documents, Generally speaking, you need to obtain

including copyrighted text books and journals,
from various sources. The professor plans to
distribute the materials to his class as a
coursepack.
permission before reproducing copyrighted
materials for an academic coursepack. It's the
instructor's obligation to obtain clearance for
materials used in class. Instructors typically
delegate this task to one of the following:
clearance services, university bookstores or
copy shops, or Department administration.

2. COPY RIGHT
 An instructor wants to capture an image from the As a universal rule, most images are
Internet and place it on her own web page. protected by copyright laws around the world
and you need permission to use an image as-
is or to adapt it.

3. FAIR USE GUIDELINES

A professor copies one article from a periodical
for distribution to the class.
Distribution of multiple copies for classroom
use is fair use. However, the repeated use of
a copyrighted work, from term-to-term,
requires more scrutiny in a fair use
evaluation. Repeated use, as well as a large
class size, may weigh against fair use.

What Is It

Activity No.2: Case Study

Direction: Read and understand the given articles below. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper.

CASE STUDY 1: CYBERBULLYING

Carabuena: From bully to cyberbullying victim

Guide Questions:

1. What did Carabuena do that made netizens angry?

Carabuena has video of him allegedly abusing a traffic enforcer. It was broadcast and went viral on the
web. He has been caught on camera berating and slapping MMDA aide Fabros on August 11 after he
was pulled over for a traffic violation. This made the netizens angry.

2. Describe the acts of cyberbullying that the netizens did to Carabuena. Do you think their actions are
justifiable? Defend your answer.

He was called as "baboy" or pig that causes some netizens to want him to be killed. For us, their
actions are not justifiable because their comments must not be in public instead they must talk with
Carabuena in person for them to resolve the issue.

3. How did the incident affect Carabuena's life?

The incident affects Carabuena's life because it has great impact on his work. There are petitions from
various sectors urging the company to fire Carabuena.

4. Do you think technology and the internet has made bullying easier?

Yes, technology and internet had made bullying easier because just one click everyone can see what
you have posted or something you want to tell to the person who is a victim of bullying.

5. Give one suggestion to avoid cyber bullying. Give one suggestion to avoid being a cyber bully.

To avoid cyber bullying, don't be a cyber bully. To avoid being cyber bully, be a literate person in
terms of using technology.

CASE STUDY 2: COMPUTER ADDICTION

Four in ten teenage girls 'are addicted to internet': Youngsters increasingly showing signs of
compulsion with their tablets and smart phones

Guide Questions:

1. From the research, do boys and girls share the same Internet usage? Explain your answer and cite
statistics or data.

The survey which questioned more than 2,000 Secondary School Pupils aged 11 to 17 found that 39%
believe they are addicted to the internet. For addiction, 46% of the girls show sign of addiction while
36% for the boys.

2. Cite one real life example in your school or community of teenagers who have experienced computer
addiction. What happen to them? Have they recovered from their addiction?

Girls spent more time chatting to friends on social networks while boys were more absorbed by
computer games. In this kind of situation , self discipline is one way to recover from addiction.
3. Give two pieces of advice from Tablets for Schools to avoid computer addiction.

Advice from Tablets for school to avoid computer addiction: Use real alarm clocks instead of cellular
phones, set time limits on how youngsters can use devices with specific times during the day or week
for being ' unplugged' impose boundaries on the way in which we use our digital devices, set a
dialogue with the youngsters on computer use.
 CASE STUDY 3: DIGITAL DIVIDE
Commentary: Pandemic bares digital divide in Philippine education

Guide Questions:

1. How is digital divide described in the Philippines?

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development describes digital divide as "the gaps in
access to information and communication technology between individuals, groups, or entire
countries."

2. What are the challenges and problems stated by the author that In might
this affect
photo,the
I can
education
see it asoutcome
of the students? Explain your answer. cyberbullying and we all know that
cyberbullying has negative effect not
If they are only relying on free data, will they be able to religiously attend asynchronous classes?
only to the victim but also to the otherHow
can they download e-books, lecture handouts, and PowerPoint presentations or submit video projects
users.
if they do not have a smartphone or computer? Without a laptop, how could they efficiently do
research papers?, those are challenges that might affect the education outcome of the students
3. As a student, what is your opinion about the presented issue? Is there any option to be proposed to
solve this problem? Defend your answer.
Distance learning does not give students the opportunity to work on oral communication skills.
Students in distance learning courses do not get the practice of Online manners,
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can affect and
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Data breaches can affect an individual

through exposing personal data that can
lead a person at risk.
What’s More

Activity No.3: Netiquette Analysis

Direction: Analyze what each photo represents in real life situation and what rule of netiquetteis
violated. Explain how the issues implied in these photos affectexposing one's personal
media consumers bigWrite
like you. data has
your
answer on a separate sheet of paper. negative and positive effect to an
individual cause internet can manipulate
or influence one's behaviour towards
you.