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Question: Be sure to address all parts of the topic question as most have multiple parts. A verifiable current event (less than 4 years old) relevant to at least one of the topics you respond to is a fundamental component of your essay as well. You cannot use information from the text book or any book/article by the author of the text book as a current event. Make sure that your reference has a date of publication. For the essay you are required to find and include at least one reference and reference citation to a current event less than 4 years old (a reference with no date (n.d.) is not acceptable) in answer to at least one question. This requires a reference citation in the text of your answer and a reference at the end of the question to which the reference applies. You must include some information obtained from the reference in your answer. The references must be found on the internet and you must include a URL in your reference so that the reference can be verified. The citation should be in APA format. It should be 2-3 pages.
1. (a) Has protection for proprietary software gone too far, as some critics suggest?
(b) If not, why?
(c) If so, what are the implications for innovation and competition in the computer industry?
(d) How can we achieve an appropriate balance between those who hold legal rights to proprietary information and ordinary users who wish to access, share, and communicate that information? Defend your answer. Please elaborate (beyond a yes or no answer) and provide your "theoretical" rationale in support of your responses. (knowledge)
2. Back in chapter 5 privacy advocates argue for greater control of personal information by individuals, while many in the commercial sector argue for access to that information. It appears that these positions have reversed now in chapter 8-entrepreneurs argue for control of the flow of information on the Internet, while ordinary users argue for access to that information.
(a) Is there an irony, perhaps even an inconsistency, here?
(b) Can this inconsistency be resolved in a logically coherent manner?
(c) Explain how. Please elaborate (beyond a yes or no answer) and provide your "theoretical" rationale in support of your responses. (comprehension)