English for Information Technology Tutor’s handouts

LESSON 1: COPYRIGHT AND ETHICS

PART 1. VOCABULARY
A. VOCABULARY ONLINE
Vocabulary 1: Nouns and phrases related to copyright and ethics
No Words Transcription Meaning
1 Bootleg (adj) /ˈbuːtleɡ/ Lậu
2 Cheat /tʃiːt/ Gian lận
3 Copy-protection ˈkɑːpiprəˈtekʃn Công nghệ chống sao chép
technology tekˈnɑːlədʒi/
4 Copyright /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/ Bản quyền
5 Copyright ethic /ˈkɑːpiraɪt ˈeθɪk/ Đạo đức bản quyền
6 Creator /kriˈeɪtər/ Người sáng chế
7 Dishonest behavior /dɪsˈɑːnɪst bɪˈheɪvjər/ Hành vi không trung thực
8 Duplicate /ˈduːplɪkeɪt/ Sao chép
9 Ethical standard /ˈeθɪkl ˈstændərd/ Tiêu chuẩn đạo đức
10 Integrity /ɪnˈteɡrəti/ Phẩm chất
11 Intellectual property /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl ˈprɑːpərti/ Sở hữu trí tuệ
12 Ownership /ˈəʊnəʃɪp/ Quyền sở hữu
13 Plagiarism /ˈpleɪdʒərɪzəm/ Đạo văn
14 Professional judgment /prəˈfeʃənl ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ Đánh giá chuyên môn
15 Public interest /ˈpʌblɪk ˈɪntrest/ Lợi ích cộng đồng
16 software copyright /ˈsɔːftwerəˈkɒpiraɪt/ Bản quyền phần mềm
17 violate copyright law /ˈvaɪəleɪt ˈkɑːpiraɪt lɔː/ Luật vi phạm bản quyền
18 Welfare /ˈwelfeər/ Phúc lợi

Vocabulary 2: Verbs and adjective phrases related to copyright and ethics

No Words Transcription Meaning
1 Apply for a patent /əˈplaɪ fɔːr ə ˈpætnt/ Đăng kí bằng sáng chế
2 Be deceptive /biː dɪˈseptɪv/ Dối trá/ lừa đảo
3 Be subject to /biː ˈsʌbdʒekt tuː Bị xử lý kỷ luật
disciplinary action ˈdɪsəpləneri ˈækʃn/
4 Comply with /kəmˈplaɪwɪθ/ Tuân theo
5 Defend the principle /dɪˈfend ðə ˈprɪnsəpl/ Bảo vệ nguyên tắc
6 Obey the law /əˈbeɪ ðə lɔː/ Tuân theo luật
7 Register a trademark /ˈredʒɪstər ə ˈtreɪdmɑːrk/ Đăng kí bản thương hiệu/bản
(copyright) quyền

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8 Respect /rɪˈspekt/ Tôn trọng

9 Take responsibility for /teɪk rɪspɑːnsəˈbɪləti fɔːr/ Chịu trách nhiệm
10 To deal with problems /tuː diːlwɪθˈprɑːbləm/ Đối phó với vấn đề
11 Unethical /ʌnˈeθɪkl/ Vô đạo đức
12 Violate the public /ˈvaɪəleɪt ðə ˈpʌblɪk Vi phạm lợi ích cộng đồng
interest ˈɪntrest/
13 Withhold information /wɪθˈhoʊldˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃn/ Giữ kín thông tin

B. EXTRA EXERCISES
Task 1: Rearrange the letters to make words
1. Toobgle 6. Lewrefa
2. Tecpser 7. Pliduteca
3. Ypocrghit 8. Tahce
4. Renwopihs 9. Toraerc
5. Gisreter 10. Tecprooint

Task 2: Match the transciptions with the words/phrases

Transcriptions Words
1. /wɪθˈhoʊldˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃn/ a. Copy-protection technology
2. /ˈeθɪkl ˈstændərd/ b. Apply for a patent
3. /ʌnˈeθɪkl/ c. Take responsibility for
4. /dɪˈfendðə ˈprɪnsəpl/ d. Unethical
5. /ˈkɑːpi prəˈtekʃn tekˈnɑːlədʒi/ e. Dishonest behavior
6. /ˈredʒɪstəreɪ ˈtreɪdmɑːrk/ f. software copyright
7. /teɪk rɪspɑːnsəˈbɪləti /fɔːr/ g. Withhold information
8. /ˈsɔːftwerˈkɒpiraɪt/ h. Register a trademark
9. /əˈplaɪ fɔːr ə ˈpætnt/ i. Defend the principle
10. /dɪsˈɑːnɪst bɪˈheɪvjər/ j. Ethical standard

Task 3: Complete the words in each sentence

1. B_ _ _ _ _ _ software is software applications that are illegally distributed or sold.
2. C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is another one of the asset types in the intellectual property family.
3. Businesses should make sure important records and files are d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and stored in another location.
4. S_ _ _ _ _ _ _C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the most common method used to protect a software.
5. E_ _ _ _ _ _s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are a set of principles established by the founders of the
organization to communicate its underlying moral values.

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6. O_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over property, which
may be an object, land or real estate, or intellectual property.
7. People have a general duty to o_ _ _ the law because it is democratically decided.
8. The t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ process is a legal proceeding that requires you to
act within strict deadlines.
9. U_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ behavior is behavior that falls outside of what is considered morally right
or proper.
10. The best way to help make sure that the content you post to Facebook doesn't v_ _ _ _ _
_ copyright law is to only post content that you've created yourself.

PART 2. GRAMMAR
Grammar 1. Revision: Active and passive of modal verbs (can, could, may, might,
should …)
Active: S + modal verb + V (inf) + O

Passive: S + modal verb + be + V (pp) + (by O)

Ex: You should register most types of intellectual property rights in Vietnam.
→ Most types of intellectual property rights in Vietnam should be registered.
Grammar 2. Conditionals
Type 1: If + V (present simple), S + will + V …
Usage: First conditional sentences are used to express situations in which the outcome is
likely (but not guaranteed) to happen in the future.
Ex: If you do business with Vietnam, you will find some similarity between local law and
enforcement procedures.
Type 2: If + V (past simple), S + would/could/should/might …+V (inf)
Usage: Second conditional sentences are useful for expressing outcomes that are
completely unrealistic or will not likely happen in the future.
Note: to be = were
Ex: If I were you, I would set the password for my computer to protect from other people.
Task 1: Choose the best answers
1. You may … a copy of your work if it … in an acceptable electronic file type.
A. Upload – is contained
B. Upload – contain
C. Upload – will contain
2. You can … a copyright online even if you … to mail a copy of the work to the copyright
office.
A. Register – plan

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B. Register – are planning
C. Register – will plan
3. You can … the following types of work electronically.
A. Submit B. to submit C. be submitted
4. You may … a copy of your work or mail a copy of your work.
A. Uploading B. be uploaded C. upload
5. Payment must … by check or money order.
A. Make B. made C. be made
6. A completed form must … in the same package as payment and a copy of the work.
A. Sent B. be sent C. send
7. All other works must … to the copyright office, even if you … a registration application
online.
A. Mail – complete
B. Be mailed – completed
C. Be mailed - complete

Task 2: Put the verbs in the correct forms

1. If you …(register) your copyright online, you …(receive) an email confirmation that your
registration was received.
2. If there …(be) questions, you …(receive) a letter, email or phone call from the copyright
office.
3. If your copyright …(register), you …(receive) a certificate of registration in the mail.
4. If for some reason your copyright registration …(reject), you …(receive) a letter
explaining why the registration was rejected.
5. If you … (not register) copyright for your work, your product … (not protect).
Task 3: Find and correct mistakes in each sentence
1. Applicants (A) should to complete (B) each section of (C) the application accurately (D)
and completely.
2. The facts provided (A) in the application should relates (B) to the copy of the work
submitted for (C) registration on the date that the application is submitted (D).
3. If the shipping slip is not included (A) in the package, the (B) copy will (C) not be connect
(D) to the appropriate case.
4. If you elected (A) to pay the fee with a credit card or (B) electronic check you will be
directed (C) to Pay.gov, which is (D) a secure online payment system backed by the U.S.
Treasury.
5. If your (A) copyright is (B) registered, you (C) will received (D) a certificate of registration in
the mail.

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6. If you are registering (A) a “work made for hire” or (B) if the author and the claimant is (C)
not the same person, you should use (D) the Standard Application.
7. You (A) cannot uses (B) the application for “One Work by One Author” if the author is not
(C) the claimant for (D) this work.
8. If you think (A) that ethics were (B) all about living a more moral and (C) principled life, you
must (D) practice the same everywhere.
9. Innovators with great ideas will (A) be more likely to pursue (B) their ideas if they had (C) a
clear understanding of how they will benefit (D) from those ones.
10. If you are doing (A) business with (B) Vietnam, you will to find (C) some similarities
between (D) local IP law and enforcement procedures.
PART 3. READING
Task 1: Read the text and answer the following questions with NO MORE
THAN WORDS/ A NUMBER
Registering and enforcing intellectual property rights in Vietnam
To enjoy most types of intellectual property (IP) rights in Vietnam, you should register them.
For patents (including inventions, utility models and industrial designs) individual
registrations must be made in Vietnam, but for rights other than industrial designs you
can apply under the terms of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which is usually easier and
quicker.
For trademarks, you can either register within Vietnam or use the Madrid Protocol to
gain unitary rights under national or Community Trade Mark registration systems.
For copyright, no registration is required but registering copyrights with the copyright
authorities is advisable.
‘Priority rights’ under the Paris Convention can help in the local registration of trademarks,
designs and patents by allowing rights previously registered elsewhere to become
effective in Vietnam, if filed within a time limit.
Enforcing IP rights in Vietnam
There are three levels at which rights may be enforced in Vietnam:
Administrative action - the majority of IP disputes are settled through this method, which
is generally fast and comparatively straightforward. There are various authorities with
special responsibilities and functions. Sanctions may include warnings, fines, the seizure
or destruction of the counterfeit goods, business license suspension and re-exportation of
infringed imported or transit goods out of Vietnam.

Civil court action - this is rare in Vietnam because of the poor standard of training of the
judiciary in IP matters, the lack of specialist IP courts and Vietnamese tradition.

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Preliminary injunctions and compensation for damages are available through the civil
courts.
Criminal prosecution - government authorities, including Customs, can bring prosecutions
or rights owners may apply. Penalties can involve fines, imprisonment and even the death
penalty in serious, organized or business-related cases.
Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam
Self-help considerations
There are various things you can do to make it harder in general for infringers to copy your
product. For example, you could:
Think about the design of your product, and how easy it would be for somebody to
reproduce it without seeing your original designs.
When you hire staff, have effective IP-related clauses in employment contracts. Also, make
sure you educate your employees on IP rights and protection.
Have sound physical protection and destruction methods for documents, drawings,
tooling, samples, machinery etc.
Make sure there are no ‘leakages’ of packaging that might be used by counterfeiters to pass
off fake product.
Check production over-runs to make sure that genuine product is not being sold under a
different name.
1. What can you register in Vietnam or use the Madrid Protocol to gain unitary rights?
2. By which under the Paris Convention can people be helped in the local registration of
trademarks, designs and patents
3. How is administrative action?
4. What do government authorities bring?
5. What do you need to educate your employees when you hire staff?
Task 2: Read the text and fill in the gaps with NO MORE THAN WORDS/ A NUMBER
Code of ethics for information technology professionals
Authority and responsibility
IT professionals must not misuse their power. They must face up to their responsibility,
which can be measured as actions and deeds. Knowledge is power, and using knowledge
requires wisdom, as does all use of power.
Knowledge and experience
Professionals must understand their limits: they should know the strengths and
weaknesses of their skills. In a rapidly developing field, professionals must develop their
skills. They must know, for example, any laws regarding personal privacy. Professionals
do not hide their knowledge, but instead pursue to enhance their own and others’ skills
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understand that information which is confidential (and must remain so) and respect the
trust of their clients.
Attitude
Should a professional receive criticism of their work, be it well-founded or even unfounded in
their opinion, they should receive it gracefully and learn from it.
Professionals do not work just for themselves, but also for others. They will take into
consideration the opinions of the subjects of their actions. They should not let greed or
lack of consideration affect their decisions. They understand that their work has meaning
only through others.
Communications
Professionals understand the importance of communication. They communicate
with their clients, document what they do and inform all relevant parties of their
actions.
Professionals must aim to communicate as clearly as possible and when necessary explain
the terms they use. The aim of communication is to create common understanding with
other parties to achieve cooperation.
In transactions with a client, professionals should also inform the client of anything the
client may not know to ask. Professionals should inform others of the bad news as well as
the good ones.
Consequences of professionals’ work
The results of information technology work receive their meaning through application. IT
professionals must understand the consequences of their work, as part of a long chain, at
the end of which is the user. Professionals must take into regard the needs and wants of
the consumer, the client and their employer.
In their actions, professionals should always aim to understand the meaning of their work to
the whole community for which the work is done and not limit themselves only to the
opinions of the people with whom they have the transaction.
Other people
IT professionals respect the work of other people, and in so doing take other peoples’ rights
to their creations into account.
The work of IT professionals affects – through various connecting groups – society at
large. Professionals must understand the consequences of their work and must also take
into consideration human rights, environmental questions, laws and copyrights when
pursuing their work.
Promotion of ethics
Professionals must promote ethically sustainable ways of acting within the field of
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To act ethically is to make choices; each person can choose to be, or not to be, ethical. To
apply ethics is often not to choose between the “right” and the “wrong” choice, but rather to
develop an ethical character by constantly having regard for one’s environment and the
people in it. These instructions strive to give IT professionals a framework for action that will
promote their own and other peoples’ ethical growth.

1. Professionals must understand how they are good and bad at _________.
2. A professional should receive _________ gracefully.
3. It is necessary for professionals to know about the _________.
4. The application helps IT professionals understand the _________ of their work.
5. Others’ work must be _________ by IT professionals.

PART 4. SPEAKING
Task 1: Pair work
- Work in pairs
- Make a conversation based on given information in card A and card B
Student A: Your friend had the problem of copyright with his product. Ask him
questions and take turn.
Student A Student B
What product? Antivirus software (1) ______________
When register? 23/9/2010 (2) ______________
Where register? US Copyright Office (3) ______________
What problem? Copied by other companies (4) ______________
What solution? Sue for copyright (5) ______________

Student B: Your friend had the problem of copyright with his product. Ask him
questions and take turn.
Student A Student B
What product? (1) ______________ Game “happy farm”
When register? (2) ______________ 28/2/2005
Where register? (3) ______________ Vietnam Copyright Office
What problem? (4) ______________ Sold illegally on the Internet
What solution? (5) ______________ Claim for damages

Task 2: Free talk

Talk about the copyright problems in Vietnam

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1. How many problems of copyrights in Vietnam?
2. Who are they?
3. Why do people get into these problems?
4. What are the solutions?
5. Do you think registration copyrights is important? Why or why not?
PART 5. WRITING
Task 1: Rewrite the sentences
1. Authors might find their copyright infringed in Vietnam.
➔ Their copyright …
2. A work shall not be registered its owner’s copyright. It does not meet the following
conditions.
➔ If it meets …
3. Unless users are under 13 years old, they must not obtain parental consent before
collecting any information.
➔ If users …
4. When you think that ethics are all about living a more moral and principled life, you must
practice the same everywhere.
➔ If you …
5. They should be informed about copyright developments and maintain current awareness
of all copyright issues.
➔ They should …
6. It is necessary for library workers to be prepared to explain restrictions on patron use of
content based of digital licensing agreements.
➔ Library workers should …
7. You cannot patent something that anyone can think of.
➔ If …
8. Individual registrations must be made in Vietnam for patent.
➔ People must …
Task 2: Write about the problems of copyrights in Vietnam based on suggested
questions:
1. How many problems of copyrights in Vietnam?
2. Who are they?
3. Why do people get into these problems?
4. What are the solutions?
5. Do you think registration copyrights is important? Why or why not?