Is XT the best telco network to join in NZ? (agree)
Arguement – Future proofing
Android advantages
http://hubcommunity.co.nz/videos/ifarmer-android-farming-into-the-future/
vodaphone vs xt
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=8642
xt q and a’s
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0905/S00265.htm
Wiki history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecom_New_Zealand
vodafone future
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/5298340/Vodafone-embraces-an-unknown-future
Intellectual property is work which has been thought of by an individual before anyone else.
Intellectual property includes copyright, patents, confidential information, trade marks and registered designs.
The copyright act
The copyright act protects original expression and grants control over certain activities such as use of the works and dissemination of the works.
Copyright covers:
Copyright requirements
Work must fall within the above categories, must be sufficiently original, the author must be a qualified person (???) and certain works must be ‘fixed’
Copyright does not cover government works or court judgements
With your own copyrighted material you can copy, publish, sell and issue the work to the public, play/show/broadcast the work in public, adapt or authorize others to use your work
The duration of a copyright
50 Years from the author’s death
50 Years from broadcasting
25 or 16 years from industrial application
After these times the work becomes ‘public domain’ which means anyone can use it
Permitted acts
These are exceptions to the copyright.
Protecting your copyright
Your copyright comes into existence automatically when you create your work there is no registration system so you may want to keep dated proof and include a notice on the work. There is international protection (WTO) although only if the other country has the same laws and bothers to enforce them…
Your copyright moral rights
You have the right to be identified as the author, you have the right of integrity and you have the right to not have work falsely attributed to you, especially if you didn’t do it đ
Copyright amendment act 2008
This was bought in to conquer the rights of technology and stuff
It generalizes some terms, allows educational storage and the expands archival rights, allows decompilation of programs under section 92a
The patent act
A patent is an invention or manner of new manufacture with a time limited right that is only valid in New Zealand (or the country which it is registered). A full description of the work is required
Patent rights
Your rights exclude others from making, using and selling your work while the patent is current.
The patent lasts 20 years with renewal fees being paid yearly for those 20 years. Patents are granted by the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand.
International patents
These can be obtained either in each country or by using an international application
Trademarks act
A trademark can be a sign, it is something represented graphically, something which covers goods or services and distinguishes between persons or companies
Trademarks do not cover
Names in general, same or similar material to others, misleading, confusing or offensive material, generic or descriptive terms, superlatives and geographic material
A registered trademark provides
The exclusive right to use the trademark
The right to assign or license
Ten years protection
Right to renew after each ten years
No rights overseas
The design act
This relates to visual appearance only based on new or original features of shape, configuration, pattern and ornament
Can be registered for up to 15 years and needs to be renewed every 5 years within this time
This act doesn’t apply to methods or principles, sculpture (except casts or models), Wall plaques or medals, printed matter such as book jackets, maps and plans.
Different levels of the court system
Supreme court
Court of appeal
High court
District court
Other courts
These include
Ethics
Ethics are standards of conduct which are based on moral duties and virtues derived from principles of right and wrong. Ethics are your public beliefs.
Morals
Morals are your personal beliefs and ethics, your sense of right and wrong, they are principles based on your life experiences and values
Is and ought ethics
Is – Descriptive ethics, describes operational standards of behaviour
Ought – Prescriptive or normative ethics, discernment of and commitment to principles
Values
Values are your core beliefs or desires that guide or motivate attitude and actions
Ethical values – Public values
Non-ethical values – Usually personal
Conflicting values –
Contradictory values – Do as I say not as I do
*HINT*
The six pillars of character
Trust worthiness – Honesty (but not all lies are unethical), integrity, reliability, loyal
Respect –
Responsibility – Accountability, pursuit of excellence, self-restraint
Fairness – Impartiality, equity
Caring –
Citizenship – Being part of a community
*Enemies of integrity include self-interest, self-protection, self-deception and self-righteousness
*HINT*
The process of ethical decision-making
Perceive and eliminate unethical options
Foresee possible consequences
Select the best ethical alternatives (you should always have more than one option, like a plan ‘b’)
Ethical decision-making requires
Ethical commitment
Ethical consciousness
Ethical competency
Kants Categorical Imperatives
The moral character of an action is determined by the principle upon which it is based – not upon the consequences it produces
No exceptions, no excuses
*HINT*
The golden rule
Don’t do things to others that you don’t want done to you
Five steps to principle reasoning
Clarifying
Determine what must be decided
Devise a full range of alternatives
Evaluate
Evaluate facts and assumptions
Distinguish facts from beliefs, theories and opinion
Decide
Make a judgement
Evaluate the viable alternatives
These three ‘ethic guidelines may help
the golden rule
Publicity
Kid-on-your-shoulder
Implement
Develop an implementation plan
Avoid a judgmental or self-righteous attitude
Monitor and modify
Monitor the effects of decisions
Revise a plan if necessary
It is inevitable that some decisions will be wrong
The ethics double standard
We judge ourselves by our best intentions, our most noble acts and most virtuous habits
We are judged by our last worst act
Ethical issues in IT
The assault on life
– Citizenship
– City states
– Neighbourhoods
– Family units
– Teleworker
The assault on reality
– False realities
– Living fantasies
The assault on education
– The assault on institution
The assault on information
The assault on the individual
– Microsoft XP
– Microsoft.net
– Listeners
Freedom of speech
– We have the right (in NZ) to say what we want how we want
New Zealand has two types of law common and statute. Common law is based on England law while statute law has been created here.
A bill can be put forward by any member of parliament
A select committee is a cross section of parliament
There is no single constitutional document in NZ
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