Module 12: Intellectual Property Rights

What is there for to rejoice if you have the intellectual property on something? Would it be a great instrument to the economic growth of the country? Or you are just the sole beneficiary of the fruits you have reaped from what you have sowed? 

If I have the intellectual property on something of course I must rejoice because I am contributing something for the country and I’ll consider it a big achievement. And yes, it will be a great instrument to the economic growth of the country in such a way that the profit that I am going to earn will benefit not only me but as well as our economy through my tax. And in this way I can say that I am not just the sole beneficiary of what I have achieved because the public will be benefited by having the materials available. And another is that after the expiry of the copyright, the work will be returned to the public domain and anyone could use it as they pleased.

Module 11: Free Speech Issues

If banning is already imposed or will be imposed would this stop annoying comments against someone freely posted by an anonymous FB user? Is this ethical? Is this against the freedom of speech? 

      For me it is unethical in a way that it is against the freedom of speech. Yes it is true that banning online anonymity would help prevent cyber bullying and Internet harassment but it is not sure that it could really stop annoying comments against someone freely posted by an anonymous FB user. If ever banning is already imposed, could this be of great help to others? No, because it could might bring negative results and consequences to the people. For example, if it already implemented and a certain person posted her/his point of view regarding a certain controversial issue assuming that his/her real name was revealed, it could might bring her/his life in danger. Because there is a possibility that death threats might happen to her/his. So for me, banning anonymity is not that effective. Privacy is still important and people must bear in their minds that it is we, ourselves are responsible for every action we did. And let us just bear in our minds that we must do something that could not hurt others. In other words, we must have that respect at all times. 

Is it ethical to blog both awful and pleasant experiences with your ex-girlfriend/ ex-boyfriend?

 

            In my side, I can’t talk that much about the question that is it ethical to blog both awful and pleasant experiences with your ex-girlfriend / ex-boyfriend because I never had experience to have a boyfriend but I’ll just share my opinion. Well for me, even though doing such thing is a way of showing the freedom of speech but still it is not ethical. Because con­­sidering that both awful and pleasant are to be posted. It is not necessary to post on your blog of what you and your girl/boyfriend are doing so that others will know. Maybe it’s okay with the pleasant ones but what about the awful ones? So, it is better not to post it in your blog.