Information Technology Reference
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a.
Do you believe Webbased materials have more, less, or the
same level of bias than traditional sources? Explain your
answer.
b.
In analyzing sources for bias, to what extent should you
follow a different approach for Webbased materials than
for traditional sources? Justify your conclusions.
3.
In recent years, the Recording Industry Association of
America (RIAA) has taken a leading role in taking legal ac
tions against those it believes are violating copyright laws.
a.
Investigate recent activities of the RIAA to determine cur
rent issues and directions related to copying music and the
use of the Internet.
b.
Some groups oppose the activities of the RIAA for what is
seen as the excessive limiting of distribution of materials.
Investigate the arguments and actions of the RIAA oppo
nents. What issues are currently being contested, and what
arguments are being used?
4.
The chapter describes ethical, financial, and legal factors re
garding the downloading and use of materials from authors,
artists, and musicians. Use the ideas presented to address the
question, “What's wrong with downloading and using soft
ware from the Internet?”
a.
Under what circumstances might such downloading be ap
propriate?
b.
Under what circumstances might such downloading be un
ethical, financially harmful, or illegal?
c.
Based on discussions in other chapters of this topic, what
additional dangers might you incur by downloading and
using such software—beyond the factors identified in parts
a and b of this question?
5.
This chapter stated that “the scanning and indexing of histor
ical documents, newspapers, journals and books is both time
consuming and expensive.” This question asks you to esti
mate these costs.
a.
Perform an experiment, during which you scan several
pages from each of several magazines into the computer.
