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- 761: Computer Crimes: Laws Must Be Pass To Address The Increase In Computer Crimes
- ... a lot to the fellow hackers and fellow hackers and the Electronic Frontier Foundation for coming up with the blunt of the legal fees so we could fight for our rights." (Interview with Steve Jackson, fellow hacker, who was charged in operation Sun Devil) The case of Steve Jackson Games vs. Secret Service has yet to come to a verdict yet ... a subpoena we could have showed or copied every file in the building for them."(Steve Jackson Interview) Computer professionals are grappling not only with issues of free speech and civil liberties, but also with how to educate the public and the media to the difference between on-line computer experimenters. They also point out that, while the computer networks and ... than other computer crimes such activities can represent a major business loss. "While most attention is currently being given to the criminal aspects of computer abuses, it is likely that civil action will have an equally important effect on long term security problems."(Alexander, V119) The issue of computer crimes draw attention to the civil or liability aspects in computing ...
- 762: Computer Software Piracy and it's Impact on the International Economy
- ... firm spent millions of dollars to write a program for a mainframe computer, it knew it would sell a handful of copies. It licensed each copy to protect its ownership rights and control the use of each copy. That is easy to do with only a few copies of a program. It is impossible for a software company to handle five ... illegal to do so.” said Sandra Sellers, SPA vice president of intellectual property education and enforcement (“SPA sues...” Internet.”) NERDC information services researched that the copyright holder may grant additional rights at the time the personal computer software is acquired. For example, many applications are sold in LAN (local area network) versions that allow a software package to be placed on a LAN for access by multiple users. Additionally, permission is given under special license agreement to make multiple copies for use throughout a large organization. However unless these rights are specifically granted, U.S. law prohibits a user from making duplicate copies of software except to ensure one working copy and one archival copy (NERDC Internet). Without authorization ...
- 763: Nelson Mandela
- ... ingenious and comprehensive political philosophy, thoroughly planned and painstakingly executed. Over time however, South Africans regained their independence and abolished apartheid. It was a struggle that superceded even the post Civil War conflicts of the United States. Although apartheid is no longer a legitimate law of the land, the racial tensions continue today, partially due to the original colonization. As when ... conference in 1949, Mandela and his colleagues passed the Program of Resistance that was to change the nature of the ANC. The Program of Resistance called for boycotts, strikes, and civil disobedience to end racial discrimination (Rich 59-63). In 1959, a new, more radical reform group stemmed from the ANC. The Pan African Congress (PAC) disagreed with the idea of ... everybody who owes his only loyalty to Afrika and who is prepared to accept the democratic rule of an African majority being regarded as an African. We guarantee no minority rights because we think in terms of individual, not groups. To sum it up, we stand for an Africanist Socialist Democracy. Frederikse 76 Rather than using protests to solve political ...
- 764: Legalization of Marijana: For
- ... diluted by targeting all drug use, whether abusive or not. If marijuana abuse is to be targeted, it is essential that clear standards be developed to identify it. V. RESPECT RIGHTS OF OTHERS The responsible cannabis user does not violate the rights of others, observes accepted standards of courtesy and public propriety, and respects the preferences of those who wish to avoid cannabis entirely. No one may violate the rights of others, and no substance use excuses any such violation. Regardless of the legal status of cannabis, responsible users will adhere to emerging tobacco smoking protocols in public and ...
- 765: Software Piracy
- ... web of excuses by which pirates justify their actions, and leaving them to recognize what they are. Ultimately, this is the most important defense against any violation of people's rights; without an honest majority, no amount of effort by the police will be effective. In almost all countries of the world, there are statutes, criminal and civil, which provides for enforcement of copyrighted software programs. The criminal penalties range from fines to jail terms or both. Civil penalties may reach as high as $100,000 per infringement. In many countries, companies as well as individuals may face civil and criminal sanctions. There are several different types ...
- 766: American Transcendentalism
- ... disciples is Henry David Thoreau, noted for his book Walden; or Life in the Woods, which has been regarded as a nature study, spiritual autobiography, and philosophical abstract, for his "Civil Disobedience", a seminal essay outlining peaceful social protest. Among American Transcendentalism's other key figures was Margaret Fuller, editor of the leading Transcendentalist periodical, The Dial, and author of Woman ... year experiment of living at Walden Pond. Thoreau's main emphasis is on the simplifications and enjoyment of life now. Thoreau's other noted work includes the essay "Resistance to Civil government" also known as "Civil Disobedience". Thoreau was sent to jail for not paying taxes, and this famous and influential essay is the result of that gesture. Its message is simple and daring, he ...
- 767: Pierre Trudeau
- ... then finds himself comprehending the dilemma that French Canadians face in Canada. In the wake of a constitutional referendum, such knowledge can be viewed as ironically significant. A defender of civil rights and freedoms, Trudeau, even as a teenager, was adamantly opposed to supporting any political theory based on ethnic tendencies; he makes this clear on an essay in the book entitled ... archetypal Trudeau Federal infrastructure would be one where each level of government would function on its own jurisdiction. In doing so, Trudeau would voice his admiration for the Bill of Rights and how he would concentrate on developing a Federal government for the individual. It was not until 1962 that Trudeau actually began defending Federalism for what it represented to ...
- 768: Murder
- ... even desirable. But what are those circumstances? What exactly is justifiable killing? Is abortion OK? How about war? Euthanasia? These are topics that are in hot controversy these days, as civil rights groups battle political standings that have been around for dozens of years. Capital punishment is among those instances of justified killing that has been debated for years, and continues to ... specific beginning. It considers the continuum to run from sperm to egg, to singlecell zygote, to multi-cell blastocyst, to embryo, to fetus, to newborn, etc. This view supports the rights of each mother and doctor to individually choose when, in the continuum, the fetus becomes a separate individual. Aside from the biological arguments, social issues have always been part ...
- 769: Equality In Choice Of Marriage
- ... need that every couple, gay or straight, should be allowed to have. There are many misunderstandings about what homosexuality really is, the mistaken assumption that gay people enjoy the same civil rights protections as everyone else. There are also a lot of stereotypes about gay relationships, and even a great deal of misunderstanding of what marriage itself is all about. The largest ... rings announcing their commitment to each other, but the legal conditions are not established as they are if a man and woman were to marry. Thomas B Stoddard speaks of rights the gays are unable to receive as a couple, even though they may spend numerous years of their lives together: Marriage is not just a symbolic state. It can ...
- 770: Marcus Garvey
- ... Altman, Susan. Extraordinary Black Americans.) are the famous words delivered by Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Born a West Indian, he later became a powerful revolutionary who led the nation into the Civil Rights Movement. Garvey dedicated his life to the "uplifting" of the Negro and to millions of Black people everywhere, he represented dignity and self-respect. Like Malcolm X of a later ... month-long convention in Harlem, New York, featuring band, receptions, rallies, and parades. They presented a policy statement on the "Back to Africa" program, and proclaimed a formal "Declaration of Rights" for Negroes all over the world. Thousands attended from twenty-five countries and all forty-eight states. Before it ended, the delegates voted to create an African government with ...
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