Classroom Resource

Intellectual Property Theft

Subject Area

Digital Literacy and Computer Science

Grade(s)

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

The lesson begins on page 43 of the document accessed via the resource link.

Students will:

- identify different types of media as intellectual property: writings, music, videos, computer games, etc.

-understand that intellectual property laws protect online and offline material.

-understand that it is stealing from real people if one copies copyright-protected material or downloads material from the internet without permission.

-understand it is against the law to download copyright-protected videos, music, etc. from the internet without permission.

- investigate famous cases of trade secret theft.

- investigate peer-to-peer networks.

Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

DLCS18.7.R5

Locate and curate information from digital sources to answer research questions.

Unpacked Content

UP:DLCS18.7.R5

Vocabulary

  • curate

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to find valid sources and cite those sources to answer a given research topic.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • locate valid digital resources to answer given research questions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a great deal of information is available.
  • it is important to validate the information and to cite the source of the information.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 7

DLCS18.7.11

Demonstrate positive, safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content and identify the consequences of failing to act responsibly.

Unpacked Content

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • safe, legal, and ethical habits to use when creating and sharing digital content and that failing to do so can have negative consequences.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • use safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content.
  • identify consequences of failing to use safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • consequences exist for failing to use positive, safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 8

DLCS18.8.R5

Locate and curate information from digital sources to answer research questions.

Unpacked Content

UP:DLCS18.8.R5

Vocabulary

  • curate

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to find valid sources to answer a given research topic.
  • cite sources.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • locate valid digital resources to answer given research questions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a great deal of information is available.
  • it is important to validate information and to cite the source of information.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 8

DLCS18.8.11

Advocate for positive, safe, legal, and ethical habits when creating and sharing digital content.

Unpacked Content

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Knowledge

Students know:
  • that works may be protected by rights which prevent use or reuse of content.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify rules of use or reuse of digital content.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • creators of digital content may maintain rights to their creation(s) which may prohibit use of that content.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 09-12

DLCS18.HS.R5

Locate and curate information from digital sources to answer research questions.

Unpacked Content

UP:DLCS18.HS.R5

Vocabulary

  • curate

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to find valid sources to answer a given research topic.
  • how to cite sources.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • locate valid digital resources to answer given research questions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a great deal of information is available.
  • it is important to validate information and to cite the source of information.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 09-12

DLCS18.HS.16

Identify laws regarding the use of technology and their consequences and implications.

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Vocabulary

  • net neutrality
  • hacking
  • intellectual property
  • piracy plagiarism

Knowledge

Students know:
  • technology changes at a rapid rate.
  • all things that are possible with technology may not be ethical.
  • that laws exist or are created to encourage individuals and entities to operate in an ethical manner.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify laws relative to the use of technology.
  • identify consequences of violating laws relative to the use of technology.
  • identify implications of laws relative to the use of technology.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • technology changes at a rapid rate.
  • all things that are possible with technology may not be ethical.
  • that laws exist or are created to encourage individuals and entities to operate in an ethical manner.
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (2018) Grade(s): 09-12

DLCS18.HS.18

Explain the beneficial and harmful effects that intellectual property laws can have on innovation.

Unpacked Content

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Vocabulary

  • intellectual property

Knowledge

Students know:
  • that intellectual property laws are meant to protect the creator or artifacts.
  • that intellectual property laws allow for varying degrees of use of a work.
  • that stealing another person's intellectual property can rob that person of an opportunity to generate income from that artifact.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify intellectual property laws.
  • explain beneficial effects that intellectual property laws have on innovation.
  • explain harmful effects that intellectual property laws have on innovation.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • intellectual property laws are meant to protect the creator or artifacts.
  • intellectual property laws allow for varying degrees of use of a work.
  • stealing another person's intellectual property can rob that person of an opportunity to generate income from that artifact.
Link to Resource
https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/kids/icreatm_guide_hs.pdf

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

US Patent and Trademark Office

Resource Provider other

US Patent and Trademark Office
Accessibility

Accessibility

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License

License Type

Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

Comments or Notes

This is a free resource.

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