The argument for intellectual property is rationalized by describing the process in which the product or commodity goes through. For example, a new song is the intellectual property of the individual or individuals who have created it. Record companies go through the expense of buying the rights to the new song, mass producing it, and marketing and advertising it so that the public will know about this new 'product' because of the value that they put to the creator's right to his product, which is an intellectual property. The same argument is extended in the concept of social capital. Although social capital means the production of an idea or commodity for the society, it is vital to take note of the economy under which the commodity or idea is produced. Or specifically, it is important to know the intention of its creator as she or he...
If the creator creates the idea or commodity for economic reasons, and there are people who are willing to pay for the ownership of this idea or commodity, then all people are subjected to pay in the same way that other members of the society are willing to pay for the said idea or commodity. This is why social capital must become a collective effort: its very notion or meaning is based on consensus -- that is, the distribution and payment of an idea or commodity must be based on the collective agreement of the majority to pay the creator in order to give credit to his right to his intellectual property (which is the idea or commodity).
Johnson reports that "in 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)1 severely limited the use of copyrighted materials in distance learning. In 2002, the Technology, Education, and Copy- right Harmonization Act (TEACH Act) relaxed these restrictions under specific conditions. These two laws significantly changed the way educators could use copyrighted material in the digital class- room." (Johnson, p. 66) In the section hereafter, the research considers the implications of this
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Research: As we can see in the preliminary discussion above, in the face of the extension of copyright and patent-heavy cultures from western nations to global trade relationships, the very conflict between capitalism and social progressivism is implicated. Indeed, many socially conscious global economic groups are protesting international intellectual property laws that they say are burdensome to developing economies and which favor the sense of entitlement and ownership typically reserved for
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Social research involves measuring, describing, explaining and predicting social and economic phenomena. Its objectives include exploring social and economic structures, attitudes, values and behaviors and the factors, which motivate and constrain individuals and groups in society. There are, however, a number of ethical and political concerns that social researchers must be aware of while conducting such research. This paper focuses on and describes some of these valid ethical and political
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