Computer Ethics, Spring 2022

Jan 25

Class 2 Readings

Before class 2, finish reading chapter 1 and read the first three sections of chapter 4.




Paper 1

Two justifications of copyright law

Pick up with The Napster Defense and the Napster Model

Variants of Utilitarianism

    Would a Utilitarian be a Communist or a Capitalist?

The e-book Theft! A History of Music: web.law.duke.edu/musiccomic/download.

Deontological Ethics

Utilitarian Ethics

    variants

Lying

Other approaches to ethics

Copyright analysis

Wrong vs Harm

Ethical arguments: what about the one that says "I can't afford it, so they're not losing money on me"

Video games example

Jump to Fair Use.