Digital Law and Digital RIghts and Responsibilities

Lesson 2: Digital Law and Digital Rights and Responsibilities

To start off today’s lesson as a class we are going to explore one of the websites that was listed at the end of the last lesson.

It talks about the 9 elements of digital citizenship in a bit more length than we can compare what we see on the site to what you commented on in the last class.

http://www.digitalcitizenship.net

Now for the rest of today we will look at 2 of the elements listed in a bit more depth.

In today’s lesson we will examine the concepts of Digital Law and Digital Rights and Responsibilities a little bit closer.

Digital Law – Sometimes young people have a misconception about things that happen online. There is an “it’s online not in the real world” mindset that some times youth can get into. Well there is a set of Laws that are designed to govern how people use and interact online, much the same as in everyday life (that is when your not online).

Some of the things that are covered in these Laws are things like:

-       Cyber bullying

-       Stalking

-       Information theft

-       Personal Identity Theft

-       Using viruses to attack others systems or computers

-       Downloading illegal music or videos

-       Privacy

-       Free speech

Class Discussion:

Now the way these Laws work in the online world might seem a bit weird at first thought. We are going to go over an example to talk about what it might look like. The example is one of your friends sends you a picture that their girlfriend/boyfriend may have sent them. You having received this picture then forward it on to friends on your contact list and so on. Well if this person is under the age of 18 and it was an explicit picture than you can be charge with trafficking child pornography. Even though you didn’t take the picture or send it out initially, you can still be charged. This is a serious example but just the simple act of forwarding a picture that someone else sent you could put you in a real tough situation.

Rights and Responsibilities

- The definition of digital rights and responsibilities is having the right and freedom to use all types of digital technology while using the technology in an acceptable and appropriate manner. As a user of digital technology, you also have the right to privacy and the freedom of personal expression.

- We will start out this next portion of class by checking out a video on the topic of digital rights and responsibility

Video

Class Discussion:

Is there anything that you think was missing from the video?

Is there anything in the video that you would not have thought about?

How do you think the idea of digital rights and responsibility applies to you in what you do online?

You can post on comment based on any of these questions on the blog (remember to log in). If you want to post a comment about one of the topics or ideas we talked about earlier in class on Digital Law you can do that instead. You have the last 10 minutes of class to make your posts and I want you to comment on at least 1 other persons comment.

This is a great chance to think about your digital rights and responsibilities as you make your posts and comments!!