Legal, Ethical, and Societal Issues in

• DEFINE AND EXPLAIN COPYRIGHT AND OTHER RELATED

ISSUES.
Media and Information Literacy
• DISCUSS CURRENT ISSUES RELATED TO COPYRIGHT IN
RELATION TO
ACTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTORS, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO CYBERCRIME LAW RA10175.

• EXPLAIN ACTIONS TO PROMOTE ETHICAL USE OF MEDIA AND

INFORMATION.

• ENUMERATE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN MEDIA

AND
INFORMATION.
Ask the learners the following questions:

a. What issues do you see in the poster?

b. Which ones do you understand? Which ones do you not
know?
c. What possible dangers and issues of unguarded use of
the internet are depicted in the picture?
d. Which of these issues have happened to you or to your
friends? Why did they happen?
 DEFINITION:
■ • Copyright - a legal device that gives the creator of a
literary, artistic, musical, or other creative work the sole
right to publish and sell that work. Copyright owners
have the right to control the reproduction of their work,
including the right to receive payment for that
reproduction. An author may grant or sell those rights to
others, including publishers or recording companies.
■ Violation of a copyright is called infringement.
 DEFINITION:
■ Plagiarism - an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language
and thoughts of another author without authorization; the representation
of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author.
■ • Cyber Bullying - bullying that takes place online, or using electronic
technology such as cell phones, computers, and tablets over
communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat,
and websites.
■ Examples of cyber bullying: text messages or emails composed to insult
or demean; rumors or false statements spread by email or posted on
social networking sites; and humiliating photos, videos,websites, or fake
profiles deliberately shared across social media.
 DEFINITION:
• Computer addiction - the excessive use of computers to the extent
that it interferes with daily life. This excessive use may for example
interfere with work or sleep, result in problems with social
interaction, or affect mood, relationships, and thought processes.
• Digital divide - an economic inequality between groups in terms of
access to, use of, or knowledge of ICT. The divide within countries
(such as the digital divide in the United States) can refer to
inequalities between individuals, households, businesses, and
geographic areas at different socioeconomic (and other demographic)
levels. The Global digital divide designates countries as the units of
analysis, and examines the divide between developing and developed
countries on an international scale.
 Research Assignment
 Intellectual Property right  Netiquette
 WIPO  Cybersex Addiction
 Copyright  Cyber relationship Addiction
 Economic Rights  Net Compulsions
 Moral Rights  Information Overload
 RA 8293
 Original Works and Note:
Derivative Works Cite sources
 Fair Use
 Creative Commons License
 IN-CLASS ACTIVITY/ PERFORMANCE TASK
■ Case Studies
The learner will choose one among the suggested issues
of using unguarded internet:
• Copyright and Plagiarism
• Cyber Bullying
• Computer addiction
• Digital divide
 ACTIVITY
Case 1: Plagiarism
1. Read the following articles on a case of plagiarism: “UP student plagiarizes
prize-winning photos” at http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/39566-up-student-
admits-plagiarized-photos and “UP grad in photo plagiarism gets redemption” at
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/12/03/1528420/ grad-photo-plagiarism-
gets-redemption
2. After reading, answer the following questions:
a. First article: “UP student plagiarizes prize-winning photos”
• In what competition did Solis send in his plagiarized work?
• What sanctions did he receive from the organizing committee? Describe his
actions.
• Do you think technology and the internet have made plagiarism easier? Do you
think technology
 ACTIVITY
Case 1: Plagiarism
b. Second article: “UP grad in photo plagiarism gets redemption”
• According to the article, how did Solis redeem himself? What job
did he have?
• What project did he help?
• What is there to learn about the life of Solis?
3. Summarize the answers.
4. Choose a reporter to present the answers in class. The reporter
may use presentation software or
cue cards.!
 ACTIVITY
■ Case 2: Cyber Bullying
1. Read the news article about Robert Blair Carabuena and the
Metropolitan Manila Development
Authority Aide Fabros: “Carabuena: From bully to cyberbullying
victim” at http://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/08/23/12/carabuena-
bully-cyberbullying-victim
(If the class has a computer, the group may also watch the news
report at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLr-laylF4s
2. After reading, answer the following questions:
• What did Carabuena do that made netizens angry?
 ACTIVITY
■ Case 2: Cyber Bullying
• What did Carabuena do that made netizens angry?
• Describe the acts of cyber bullying that the netizens did to Carabuena. Do you
think their actions are justifiable? Defend your answer.
• How did the incident affect Carabuena’s life?
• Do you think technology and the Internet has made bullying easier?
• Give one suggestion to avoid cyber bullying. Give one suggestion to avoid being a
cyber bully.
3. Summarize the answers.
4. Choose a reporter to present the answers in class. The reporter may use
presentation software or
cue cards.
 ACTIVITY
■ Case 3: Computer addiction
1. Read the news article on computer addiction: “Four in
ten teenage girls 'are addicted to internet:
Youngsters increasingly showing signs of compulsion
with their tablets and smart phones” at http://
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2623903/Four-ten-
teenage-girls-addicted-internet-Youngstersincreasingly-
showing-signs-compulsion-tablets-smart-phones.html
 ACTIVITY
2. After reading the article, answer the following questions:
• From the research, do boys and girls share the same Internet usage?
Explain your answer. Cite statistics or data.
• Cite one real life example in your school or community of teenagers
who have experienced computer addiction. What happen them? Have
they recovered from their addiction?
• Give two pieces of advice from Tablets for Schools to avoid computer
addiction.
3. Summarize the answers.
4. Choose a reporter to present the answers in class. The reporter may
use presentation software or cue cards.
 ACTIVITY
■ Case 4: Digital divide
1. Read the article on digital divide in the Philippines: “Faster economic
growth thru SME-friendly connectivity: An AFFI appeal to TELCOS” at
http://affi.com.ph
or
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/telecommunications/our-insights/ov
erwhelming-ott-telcos-growth-strategy-in-a-digital-world
2. After reading, answer the following questions:
• What were the positive effects of having faster internet speed as shown in
the McKinsey Global Institute research?
 ACTIVITY
• Describe the internet connection status in the Philippines, in terms of
number of people with internet connection, the average internet broadband
download speed compared to other countries, and the average cost of
monthly Internet services.
• How does the Philippines’ slow Internet connection affect the SMEs? Do
you think a faster Internet connection can promote better income for them?
Explain your answer.
• Do you think commercial stores or offices should have websites? What are
the advantages and disadvantages that can you foresee?
3. Summarize the answers.
4. Choose a reporter to present the answers in class. The reporter may use
presentation software or cue cards.
EVALUATION (15 MINS)
Presentations
1. Present the rubrics to the learners.
2. Provide critical and constructive feedback after presentations.
3. Emphasize that technology has its pros and cons. Share this quote
with the learners: “Technology... is a queer thing. It brings you great
gifts
with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other.” --C.P.
Snow, New York Times, 15 March 1971
4. Synthesize the lesson by:
5. Presenting the advantages of using technology and the Internet to
develop literacy and advancement in life.
6. Highlighting the issues of using technology in these contexts:
unguarded by adults or guardians, lack of connectivity and facilities,
bullying